Tag: Salt Lake City
Cristian Cardenas Aguilar, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Cristian Cardenas Aguilar, a 19-year-old Mexican national, is facing federal charges after a controlled purchase and search warrants yielded large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in West Valley City, Utah. On July 20, 2026, agents with the Davis Metro Narcotics Strike Force and the FBI conducted an undercover operation, purchasing 121.14…
Gwen Manot Scholl Agake, Carjacking, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gwen Manot Scholl Agake, a 22-year-old Egyptian national, allegedly attempted to steal a car in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 6, 2026, and brutally beat the owner with a long metal bar when he tried to stop him. The victim, a security guard, was working at a business when he…
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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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…
