Providence Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who admitted to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda.
Marc Dure, 32, was sentenced yesterday, March 11, 2026, by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy to 10 years in federal prison. Dure previously pleaded guilty on December 11, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
“Fentanyl trafficking inflicts tremendous harm on individuals, families, and entire communities,” said United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. “Those who choose profit from distributing this deadly drug must be held accountable for the damage that they cause.”
“Fentanyl traffickers like Marc Dure must be held accountable for the destruction caused by their crimes, and this sentence does exactly that by keeping him behind bars for the next decade,” said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Division. “Know the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force is working hard every day to battle the dealers and traffickers who are pushing this deadly poison into our neighborhoods and cashing in on the opioid epidemic with no regard for the devastating impact they have on Rhode Island families.”
According to court documents, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force was conducting an investigation into drug trafficking in and around the Providence area and, during the investigation, law enforcement determined that Dure and his co-conspirators were involved in the distribution of fentanyl pills.
Dure was apprehended on December 7, 2023, during the execution of a court authorized search warrant of his Providence residence. The FBI seized fentanyl, cocaine, and cash. At the time of his arrest, Dure attempted to flush narcotics down the toilet and climb out a window, before being taken into custody. As a result of their investigation, law enforcement seized approximately 655 grams of fentanyl from Dure.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Stacey A. Erickson and Peter I. Roklan.
The matter was investigated by the Rhode Island FBI Safe Streets Task Force.
The Safe Streets Task Force consists of agents and law enforcement officers from the FBI, Rhode Island State Police, the Cranston, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, West Warwick, and Central Falls Police Departments, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections