DEL RIO, Texas - A Big Lake woman has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for her role as a drug mule for a transnational criminal organization.

Anahi Sanchez, 28, was sentenced in a Del Rio federal court to 288 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.

The backstory: The sentence stems from an April 4, 2022, incident in which Sanchez attempted to enter the United States from Mexico through the Del Rio Port of Entry.