Troopers: Spotlight on Palin cut into Levi's mom's drug biz

An affidavit, prepared by the Alaska State Troopers, says Johnston repeatedly sold OxyContin using text messages to direct customers to department store parking lots where they paid and she delivered. But in one message, according to the affidavit, Johnston complained that unusual media and other public attention was cramping her business:

"Hey, my phones are tapped and reporters and god knows who else is always following me and the family so no privacy," Johnston wrote in a text message to a customer.

Abuse of OxyContin, often called "hillbilly heroin" and a highly addictive drug, has been on the rise in the country and in Alaska in recent years, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

After her arrest, Johnston was released on bail. Multiple attempts to reach her Wednesday by phone encountered busy signals.

She is scheduled to be arraigned at the Palmer Courthouse in early January.