Langhorne Man Gets Prison For Cocaine Dealing

LANGHORNE, PA — A Langhorne man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine.

Rodolfo Blanco, 45, was sentenced to 78 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Schmehl. In July, Blanco pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and one count of attempted possession with intent.

Blanco was arrested on June 12 while he was driving on Interstate 476. Pennsylvania State Police found about a kilogram of cocaine in his vehicle at the time. Two days later, federal authorities intercepted a second package mailed to a house Blanco owned in Philadelphia.

That package also contained about a kilo of cocaine, according to federal prosecutors.

"This case is an example of federal and state law enforcement working together to stop the flow of illegal narcotics onto the streets of Philadelphia," said U.S. Attorney William McSwain. "Aggressive enforcement of our nation’s most serious drug laws, which is a top priority for my office, is the best way to stop illegal drugs from destroying our communities and endangering public safety."

The case was investigated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, with help from the Pennsylvania State Police.