Authorities say a Peoria woman could be facing a life prison sentence in connection with Fentanyl trafficking and a fatal overdose case.

Federal prosecutors say a Phoenix grand jury returned an indictment charging 45-year-old Fanny Madrigal-Lopez.

They say one of the charges she’s facing is one count of distribution of Fentanyl resulting in death. Under federal law, that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Madrigal-Lopez distributed Fentanyl in November to a man who later died from ingesting it, authorities say. They also allege that she used her residence for the purpose of distributing Fentanyl and oxycodone from last summer through Nov. 16.

Madrigal-Lopez is detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.

It was unclear Friday if she had a lawyer.

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