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A woman who smuggled one child into the United States and tried to bring in another was sentenced Monday to nearly two years in federal prison.

The 21-month sentence stems from an incident on Oct. 23, 2007, when Jessica Sanchez-Gutierrez, of Nogales, Son., smuggled a 7-year-old boy into Nogales, Ariz., according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona.

Sanchez-Gutierrez took the boy to a shuttle service and purchased two tickets to travel to Phoenix. She then asked the employees to look after the boy for a short time while she went to get her baggage and a little girl, the release said.

She then crossed back into Mexico and picked up the boy's 10-year-old sister and tried to re-enter the United States, the release said.

Sanchez-Gutierrez told authorities at the Nogales port of entry that she was the girl's caretaker and that they were going shopping in Nogales, Ariz., the release said. She presented laser visas for herself and the girl, but it was soon revealed that the person named on the child's visa was someone else.

Sanchez admitted that she was going to be paid $125 for smuggling the girl into the country and was taken into custody.

Meanwhile, the boy remained at the shuttle service until employees notified police 19 hours later, the release said.

Nogales police interviewed the boy, who was able to identify a woman named Jessica as the person who brought him into the country, officials said.

Nogales police then contacted authorities at the Nogales port of entry and asked if they had arrested anyone named Jessica. A photo of the girl was given to the police, and the boy was able to identify her as his sister.

Sanchez-Gutierrez admitted that she had brought him into the country and was going to be paid $125 for him as well.

Both children were turned over to the custody of the Mexican Department of Family Services to be reunited with their family, the release said.

Sanchez-Gutierrez pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport illegal entrants in December.