Glocester Resident Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Methamphetamine
Kevin Lewis was operating a meth lab in the trunk of his vehicle while driving in Glocester
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Kevin Lewis, 40, of Glocester, R.I., pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to manufacturing (meth), announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Glocester Police Chief Joseph S. Delprete.
According to court documents, on July 28, 2015, a Glocester patrol officer stopped a vehicle being driven by Lewis, knowing that an active arrest warrant for Lewis had been issued by the Rhode Island Family Court. During the traffic stop, the officer saw on the back seat of the vehicle materials he recognized as items used in the production of meth. The officer also detected a strong odor of acetone, which is associated with the production of meth.
After placing Lewis in custody on the arrest warrant, police requested of Lewis’ wife, who was a passenger in the vehicle, that she drive the vehicle to the Glocester Police Department while under police supervision. A subsequent search of Lewis’ vehicle at the Glocester police station by members of the Glocester Police Department, the R.I. DEA Drug Task Force and the DEA Clandestine Laboratory Tactical Team resulted in the discovery and seizure from the trunk of the vehicle a batch of meth in the process of being produced. Also seized were three hydrochloric acid gas generators used in the production of meth, a completed one-pot meth cook and additional items used in the production of meth.
Glocester Police and members of the DEA Clandestine Laboratory Tactical Team also conducted a court authorized search of a vehicle parked behind Lewis’ Glocester residence where they discovered numerous items used in the manufacture of meth.
Lewis, who has been detained in federal custody since his arrest on July 28, 2015, will be sentenced on a date yet to be determined by the court.
