Keizer mother and daughter charged for roles in international drug trafficking conspiracy
A Keizer mother and daughter are facing federal charges for their alleged roles in an international drug trafficking conspiracy.
Jennifer McConnon, 48, and Sydney Sleight, 22, were both members of a large international drug trafficking organization based in India, according to a news release from the U.S Attorney's Office in Oregon.
Both have been charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances.
The leader of McConnon and Sleight's drug distribution organization was unnamed but referred to as "Bunny Jinn" in the release and has also been indicted.
Jinn would export packages of real and counterfeit pills from India into the U.S where McConnon and Sleight would receive them and then store them in Keizer, the release said. The two distributed the substances throughout the country. The pills included real and counterfeit Tapentadol, Lorazepam, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Diazepam, Carisoprodol, Ketamine and Tramadol.
More than 275 drug parcels were received by the duo via a post office box.
McConnon was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Her first federal court appearance was Friday. She has been released pending a five day jury trial scheduled to begin Sept. 13.
Sleight's first court appearance has not been scheduled.
Both face maximum sentences of 20 years in federal prison.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Keizer mother and daughter face federal drug trafficking charges
