A Providence man has been sentenced for drug trafficking and assaulting a mail carrier.
Thirty-one-year-old Juan Bautista Rosario-Sandoval admitted that he and another person carried out the assault and robbery.
According to court records, Rosario-Sandoval and his accomplice punched the mail carrier and forcibly took a Priority Mail Express package in September of 2021.
Rosario-Sandoval also admitted to receiving several packages of cocaine through the mail.
Rosario-Sandoval has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and will face immigration proceedings after his release.
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