A mother was accused of trying to sneak fentanyl into a juvenile detention facility in Sylmar as her child was held at the juvenile hall, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Jeny Morenoparra, whose child was housed at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall, allegedly tried to introduce the dangerous drug to her son as well as other youth being held at the detention facility.

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"Introducing drugs into a secure facility endangers public safety and lives, and undermines rehabilitation,'' Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa said.

The 41-year-old was scheduled to be arraigned Friday after being taken into custody without incident July 11 by the Los Angeles County Probation Department's Special

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