PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Five men are facing drug and gun-related charges after a joint investigation between Rhode Island and Massachusetts State Police.

Police said three men from Bellingham, Massachusetts, and one each from Woonsocket and Central Falls were arrested in connection with a "large scale cocaine and fentanyl distribution operation."

After court-authorized searches were conducted at homes on Elbow Street in Bellingham and Cross Street in Central Falls, police seized 4,865 grams of cocaine, 100 grams of fentanyl, two loaded guns and nearly $80,000 in cash.

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