Mother tried to sneak fentanyl into LA County juvenile hall, prosecutors say

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.

“Introducing drugs into a secure facility endangers public safety and lives, and undermines rehabilitation,” Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa said…

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