A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia.

A handbag designer who enjoyed a roster of celebrity clients like Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham in the early 2000s was sentenced to 18 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to smuggling leather from crocodile and pythons that were bred in captivity into the United States, the Associated Press reported Monday.

Rabbani and Solimene Photography/GettyA luxury handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to illegally importing merchandise that had been made using the pelts of protected wildlife.

Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi pleaded guilty to illegally importing bags made out of protected reptiles. Her accessories were worn in “Sex and the City” and by stars like Britney Spears.

Nancy Gonzalez, who designed handbags for celebrities and shows like 'Sex and the City,' will spend 18 months in prison. She violated the U.S. wildlife protection laws by smuggling crocodile handbags sold for more than $2,

A Colombian handbag designer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after federal prosecutors said she illegally smuggled handbags made from caiman and python skin — both protected species — to New York.

Nancy Gonzalez, whose clients included Britney Spears and Sofia Vergara, smuggled purses from her native Colombia to the United States using couriers. She will serve 18 months.

A luxury handbag designer has been jailed after pleading guilty to smuggling purses made of the skins of protected reptiles, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi,

A high-end handbag designer whose products have been seen on Victoria Beckham and Britney Spears has been jailed for smuggling reptile skins into the US.

A Miami court sentenced a Colombian designer to 18 months behind bars after she pleaded guilty to smuggling handbags made from the skin of protected alligators and pythons from her homeland.