Tag: Salt Lake City

  • Eddy Otel Arrazola-Canaca, Fentanyl Trafficking, Utah 2026

    Eddy Otel Arrazola-Canaca, Fentanyl Trafficking, Utah 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Kevin Arrazola-Canaca, 26, and Eddy Otel Arrazola-Canaca, 34, two Honduran nationals residing illegally in Utah, were arrested on July 15, 2026, for possessing approximately 7,500 fentanyl pills with intent to distribute in the District of Utah. The bust occurred after law enforcement executed search warrants on a vehicle and residence in…

  • Elleshia Anne Seymour, International Parental Kidnapping and Passport Fraud, Utah 2026

    Elleshia Anne Seymour, International Parental Kidnapping and Passport Fraud, Utah 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Elleshia Anne Seymour, a 35-year-old mom from West Jordan, Utah, has been extradited from Croatia to face charges of international parental kidnapping and passport fraud in Salt Lake City. Seymour allegedly took her four biological children to Europe without the knowledge or court approval of their fathers, sparking a frantic search.…

  • Devin Michael Tew, Unlawful Possession of Drug-Manufacturing Paraphernalia, Utah 2020

    Devin Michael Tew, Unlawful Possession of Drug-Manufacturing Paraphernalia, Utah 2020

    ⏱ 4 min read Devin Michael Tew, a 40-year-old man from West Jordan, Utah, has been found guilty of selling ‘PoppySeed Wash’ kits online, designed to help customers get high on opiates. The kits, which included unwashed poppy seeds, instructions, and a strainer, allowed users to brew a tea containing morphine, codeine, and thebaine. Tew…

  • Brennan Christopher Bennett, Receiving Child Pornography, Utah 2025

    Brennan Christopher Bennett, Receiving Child Pornography, Utah 2025

    ⏱ 3 min read A twisted predator with a history of violence has been hit with serious child sex crimes charges in Utah. Brennan Christopher Bennett, 41, of Salt Lake City, is accused of receiving sexually explicit images of a child, just months after agents seized multiple firearms and ammunition from his home. According to…

  • Eder Montoya-Rosales, Nazario De Jesus Del Campo Perez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Utah 2026

    Eder Montoya-Rosales, Nazario De Jesus Del Campo Perez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Utah 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A massive fentanyl pill haul has landed two Mexican nationals in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors in Utah. Eder Montoya-Rosales, aka Jesus Tadeo Gonzalez Estrada, and Nazario De Jesus Del Campo Perez were charged with fentanyl trafficking after agents seized nearly 100,000 fentanyl pills in a Homeland Security Task Force operation.…

  • Jesus Cecilio Ceballos-Mendoza, Narcotics Trafficking, Utah 2026

    Jesus Cecilio Ceballos-Mendoza, Narcotics Trafficking, Utah 2026

    ⏱ 3 min read A massive narcotics haul, weighing in at a staggering 52 pounds, has been seized in Utah as authorities crack down on a suspected drug trafficking ring. The bust, carried out by a Homeland Security Task Force, targeted the operations of four Mexican nationals and one US citizen. The individuals, including Jesus…

  • Brajhan Luna-Vazquez, Fentanyl Pill Trafficking, Utah 2024

    Brajhan Luna-Vazquez, Fentanyl Pill Trafficking, Utah 2024

    ⏱ 3 min read A fed-up fentanyl factory has been shut down in Utah County, with authorities seizing a massive haul of 11,000 pills in a sting operation. Brajhan Luna-Vazquez, 24, a Mexican national living illegally in Millcreek, was busted after selling fentanyl to an undercover cop. The Utah County Major Crimes Task Force launched…

  • Lester Levi Carias Zuniga, Fentanyl Distribution, Utah 2026

    Lester Levi Carias Zuniga, Fentanyl Distribution, Utah 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Lester Levi Carias Zuniga, a 29-year-old Honduran national, was busted for allegedly distributing fentanyl in the Salt Lake City area. On March 18, 2026, detectives stopped Carias Zuniga, who was driving a Toyota Camry, and found approximately 40 grams of fentanyl pills and 4.7 grams of fentanyl powder on him. A…

  • Angelo Mark Garcia, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Utah 2026

    Angelo Mark Garcia, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Utah 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A shooting outside a downtown Salt Lake City bar on March 14, 2026, has led to the indictment of Angelo Mark Garcia, 40, for allegedly possessing a firearm as a restricted person. Garcia, a previously convicted felon, is accused of opening fire outside the bar at approximately 1:15 a.m., injuring two…

  • Michael Austin Ford, Arson by Incendiary Device, Utah 2023

    Michael Austin Ford, Arson by Incendiary Device, Utah 2023

    ⏱ 2 min read A former Utah school bus driver, Michael Austin Ford, 60, of West Valley City, intentionally set a school bus on fire with a cigarette lighter while driving it in Salt Lake City on April 7, 2023. Ford was caught on video igniting the bus and continued to drive with smoke billowing…