Drug arrests in Providence concentrate around Kennedy Plaza and the downtown bar district, the I-95 corridor running through the city, and the South Side and Olneyville neighborhoods where the Providence Police Department runs more sustained narcotics enforcement. Highway stops on I-95 generate a steady stream of charges from drivers passing through. Pedestrian stops at the bus terminal and around the downtown core produce simple possession arrests. Residential warrant searches in multi-tenant buildings produce the bulk of intent-to-deliver and trafficking cases that go to Superior Court.
