PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Providence man with prior felony convictions was sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island to 78 months in prison on multiple firearms and drug trafficking charges, according to the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Rhode Island.

Luis Martinez, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy, who also ordered four years of supervised release after his prison term and $1,400 in restitution, prosecutors said.

Martinez had pleaded guilty to three counts of selling or transferring a firearm to a prohibited person and four counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

He also pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing cocaine, three counts of distributing cocaine base, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, prosecutors said.

According to court documents, Martinez was on probation for an earlier state felony drug trafficking conviction when he was arrested on March 26, 2025.

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