U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana sentenced Monica Mata Vasquez, 49, to 136 months in federal prison after she was caught with with 4.6 kilos of fentanyl.
A 49-year-old Houston woman was sentenced to federal prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to import fentanyl, said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
A Houston woman was sentenced after authorities say she tried to bring 4.6 kilograms of fentanyl into Texas from across the Mexico border. Officials report it was enough to kill two million people.