A Monroe County woman has admitted her part in a conspiracy to distribute heroin.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tiffanyann Cruz, 21, of Tobyhanna Township, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Scranton, to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine in Monroe and Wayne counties between 2011 and 2014.According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, Cruz admitted to distributing heroin on two occasions in November 2013, in drug transactions that were arranged by other members of her family. Three other Cruz family members Brandon Cruz, Rubie Cruz, and Carlos Cruz are charged in the case and are awaiting trial.Cruz was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2014 as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Wayne County District Attorney's Office.

U.S.District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy will schedule sentencing at a later date.Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa is prosecuting the case.In this case, the maximum penalty under the federal statute is 20 years imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a $1 million fine.