OSSIPEE — A North Conway woman accused of what a judge called “extremely serious” drug charges while out on bail for burglary charges was ordered held on cash bail during her appearance last Friday in Carroll County Superior Court.
Her appearance followed a joint investigation by the Conway Police Department and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Drug Task Force into suspicions that Kayla Backman, 23, of North Conway was selling controlled drugs.
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