SAN FERNANDO – A mother accused of trying to sneak fentanyl into a Sylmar juvenile hall where her child was being held in 2023 is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.

Jeny Morenoparra, 41, is charged with one felony count each of bringing an illegal substance in a jail facility, employment of a minor to sell or carry a narcotic and possession for sale of a controlled substance.

Morenoparra is the mother of a youth who was housed at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall, according to a statement released by the county Probation Department.

“The defendant, a mother of one of the facility’s residents, is accused of attempting to introduce fentanyl, an incredibly dangerous drug, endangering the very child she came to visit as well as potentially many of the other juveniles in the facility,” District A

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