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Susan Loyer
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Pedro Rodriguez, 44, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for delivering two kilograms of heroin to another individual in Harrison, authorities said.

SAYREVILLE - A Parlin section man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for delivering two kilograms of heroin to another individual in Harrison, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Pedro Rodriguez, 44, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin. Cecchi imposed the sentence in Newark federal court.

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According to the documents filed in the case and statements made in court, on Oct 19, 2017, law enforcement officers observed Rodriguez outside of a restaurant in Newark, where he met with another individual and retrieved a bag that was suspected of containing narcotics.

Afterwards, Rodriguez drove to Harrison, met with Rafaelito Rodriguez, 43, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, who is not related to Rodriguez, and provided him a bag containing about two kilograms of heroin. Rafaelito Rodriguez was arrested in Harrison shortly after. Pedro Rodriguez was later arrested at his Parlin home. 

In addition to the prison term, Cecchi sentenced Pedro Rodriguez to five years of supervised release, the statement said. 

Rafaelito Rodriguez was sentenced July 17 to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Valerie A. Nickerson, with the investigation leading to the sentencing.

Staff Writer Susan Loyer: 732-565-7243; sloyer@gannettnj.com