PROVIDENCE — Federal and state investigators Monday night raided a drug store on Cranston Street as part of an investigation into the illegal distribution of drugs, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office.

The target of the investigation was Prime Drug, a pharmacy at 613 Cranston St. The operation occurred between 7 and 8 p.m.

Tom Connell, the spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office, said that two people had been arrested in connection to the raid but would not release their names. He said that all details connected to the federal case being investigated are under a court seal.

The lead investigator in the case is the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation. The primary local contact is the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Postal Inspection Service and the Rhode Island State Police are also assisting.

After the operation, a man in handcuffs was led out of the drug store while investigators in DEA and state police jackets stood by. Connell said that more details on the case will be forthcoming on Tuesday.

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