Philadelphia Woman Caught on Turnpike with 80,000 Stamp Bags of Heroin

PITTSBURGH, PA –A Philadelphia woman has been charged federally with possession with intent to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott Brady announced today.

Fiordaliza Rodriguez Reyes, 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is charged by complaint with knowingly and intentionally possessing with intent to distribute, heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, on June 11, 2020. Reyes was taken into custody Thursday evening and made her appearance in United States District Court in Pittsburgh today.

According to the complaint, on June 11, 2020, at approximately 11:07 am, Troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Safe Highways Initiative through Effective Law Enforcement and Detection (SHIELD) Unit, seized from Rodriguez Reyes’ vehicle approximately 1,600 bricks, or approximately 80,000 stamp bags of suspected heroin, which is the equivalent of approximately 800 grams of heroin. The suspected heroin field-tested positive for the controlled substance. Rodriguez Reyes was traveling along the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an address in the Wilkinsburg area of Pittsburgh.

The count charged in the criminal complaint carries a minimum potential penalty of five years in prison, and a maximum potential penalty of 40 years in prison as well as a fine not to exceed $5,000,000.

Homeland Security Investigations and the Pennsylvania State Police conducted the investigation leading to the charges in this case.

Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca L. Silinski is prosecuting this case for the government.

The details contained in the criminal complaint are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.