TOWN OF SOUTHEAST – A Newtown, Connecticut woman has been charged with illegal possession of narcotics by Putnam County Sheriff’s investigators.

Alexandra Cameron-Braley, 30, was arrested after she was observed acting suspiciously while in a parked car in a Town of Southeast convenience store.

Police found her counting and repackaging a large quantity of pills believed to be earmarked for distribution. They included 239 Opana pills, several Xanax, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone pills, as well as five packets of marijuana.

Cameron-Braley was charged with felony and misdemeanor drug possession. She was arraigned and sent to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.  If convicted, she could face up to nine years in state prison, authorities said.