Rhode Island Federal Inmate Sentenced to Additional 24 Months for Smuggling Drug-Soaked Paper into Detention Facility
A federal inmate in Rhode Island who coordinated a scheme to smuggle synthetic cannabinoids into a detention facility has been sentenced to an additional term in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island announced that Randy Diaz-Pizarro, 34, was sentenced on November 7, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Melissa R. DuBose to 24 months in prison, to be served consecutive to the 120-month sentence he is currently serving following a conviction in the District of Massachusetts.
According to court documents, Diaz-Pizarro worked with several co-conspirators, including another inmate, a detention facility employee and an individual outside the facility, to smuggle drug-soaked paper into the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. Diaz-Pizarro directed and coordinated payments and communications related to the scheme. The contraband was intended for personal use and distribution among the inmates.
At sentencing, the court considered Diaz-Pizarro's criminal history and the fact that he committed the offense while in federal custody on unrelated charges.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles C. Calenda said correctional facilities cannot operate safely when inmates and their associates attempt to turn them into marketplaces for illegal drugs, and that such conduct puts both staff and inmates at risk. Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston Division, said Diaz-Pizarro smuggled drug-soaked papers into the detention center not only for his own use, but for his fellow inmates to purchase.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Denise M. Barton and investigated by the FBI and the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility Professional Standards Unit.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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