Crime & Safety
West Warwick Couple Accused Of Selling Cocaine In Coventry
Michael Costello and Shannon Dyer-Vanleeuwen sold narcotics out of a home on Main Street in Coventry, police said.
COVENTRY, RI — A West Warwick couple was arrested in Coventry last week and charged with cocaine possession. 30-year-old Michael Costello and 29-year-old Shannon Dyer-Vanleeuwen, both of Maple Avenue, are being held without bail in Cranston's Adult Correctional Institute, police said.
According to Coventry police, officers started investigating the couple, who they believed to be selling drugs out of a house in the Harris Section of Main Street in Coventry. Detectives found that Costello and Dyer-Vanleeuwen frequently sold drugs from the house and others places in town. The pair was arrested on Oct. 2, with the assistance of West Warwick police.
Both Costello and Dyer-Vanleeuwen were charged with possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine and controlled substance conspiracy, police said.
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