A Venezuelan man potentially faces life in prison and a $10 million fine for peddling heroin in New Jersey.
Federal authorities say 29-year-old Reinaldo Rafael Belisario Mendoza is facing one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Tip Led to Alleged Drug Deal Intercept
Officials say that last month, law enforcement received information that Mendoza was engaged in drug trafficking in New Jersey.
On May 28, 2025, Mendoza met with a prospective buyer to sell two kilograms of heroin that he had stored in the trunk of his vehicle. Mendoza drove to the sale with an adult and two minor family members in the car…