CAMDEN — A Camden drug dealer on Monday became the second man to admit selling heroin and an assault rifle to an undercover officer in 2010.

Anthony Smith, 33, of Camden pleaded guilty to racketeering in connection with the sales. He conceded that he helped 35-year-old Reynel "Mito" Delvalle of Camden to make the exchanges.

Smith, also known as “Tone” and “A,” helped sell about 150 grams of heroin to the undercover officer on May 1, 2010, authorities said. A week later, he assisted in the sale of a Universal Enforcer M-1 assault rifle.

The prosecution will recommend Smith be sentenced to 10 years in prison and be ineligible for parole for eight and a half years, according to a statement released by the office of New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa. His sentencing is scheduled for April 19.

Delvalle pleaded guilty to the same racketeering charge on Dec. 5, like Smith, before Superior Court Judge Irvin J. Snyder. Delvalle also admitted he distributed large amounts of heroin in Camden, supplying the drug to subordinate dealers.

The prosecution will recommend for him a 14-year prison sentence, with a nearly 12-year period of parole ineligibility. Delvalle’s sentencing is scheduled for April 5.

Deputy Attorney General Kristen Harberg prosecuted both Delvalle and Smith, and took both men’s pleas, for the state Division of Criminal Justice Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau.

The two are among 28 indicted in December 2011 as a result of Operation Jumpstart, a crackdown targeting drug trafficking networks. Operation Jumpstart included more than a dozen law enforcement agencies at the local, county, state and federal levels.

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