'American Idol' Contestant Antonella Barba Pleads Guilty in Major Drug Bust

Former American Idol contestant Antonella Barba has plead guilty to drug related charges.

The 32-year-old musician made it to the Top 16 on the show’s sixth season back in 2007.

Antonella, who continued a career in music following the show, was arrested for possessing nearly two pounds of fentanyl late last year.

According to federal prosecutors, Antonella flew from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. with the drugs and rented a car to drive to Norfolk, Virginia.

Police approached Antonella in a Virginia parking lot, where they discovered the drugs in a shoebox in the car.

Antonella now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life. She is scheduled to be sentenced on November 21st.