2 plead guilty to running meth lab at housing complex

Daniel Kittredge
Posted 7/31/15

Two men charged with operating a meth lab inside the D’Evan Manor housing complex in Cranston have pleaded guilty in federal court.

Nicholas Selser, 33, and Michael Fortes, 48, each pleaded to …

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2 plead guilty to running meth lab at housing complex

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Two men charged with operating a meth lab inside the D’Evan Manor housing complex in Cranston have pleaded guilty in federal court.

Nicholas Selser, 33, and Michael Fortes, 48, each pleaded to charges of conspiracy, knowingly manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, and possessing equipment to manufacture methamphetamine. They were arrested in February and indicted in March.

Fortest is due to be sentenced Oct. 9, while Selser’s sentencing is set for Sept. 18.

According to authorities, members of the Cranston Police Department, Rhode Island Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Drug Task Force and DEA Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team of New Hampshire executed a search warrant at the men’s apartment at the Cranston Street complex on Feb. 18, seizing “various chemicals, supplies and items used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.”

Law enforcement personnel found evidence methamphetamine had been manufactured in the apartment on approximately 11 previous occasions, with the “one pot” – or “shake and bake” – method having been utilized. Authorities have described that process as “simple but potentially dangerous,” given it can cause fires and, at times, explosions.

D’Evan Manor is densely populated and houses a large number of elderly residents.

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