 In court documents made public in February 2019, Barba was indicted and arrested on 11 federal charges, including "conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl with the intent to distribute and 10 counts of distribution or possession of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute".She was accused of acting as a courier for a drug ring.According to the indictment, she has been connected to a Hampton Roads "drug conspiracy" that took place in 2017 and 2018.