Fentanyl and 20 kilos of meth seized; 2 arrested

TAYLORSVILLE — Two individuals had been arrested and about 20 kilos of methamphetamine had been seized throughout an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday.

Brokers with the DEA Metro Narcotics Job Pressure had been conserving surveillance on a residence in Taylorsville. A person left the house about 9:40 a.m. and received into the again of a taxi. When officers pulled the automobile over, they requested Mauricio Hermosillo Becerra, 26, if he had any weapons on him, in response to a police reserving affidavit.

“Mauricio responded by pulling a big wad of money from his pocket and giving it to (an officer). Mauricio advised (the officer) that the money was roughly $7,000 and that he was utilizing it to buy a Honda Civic,” the affidavit states.

Investigators then searched the bag Becerra was carrying and located “3 kilos of bulk packaged methamphetamine, a number of ounces of heroin prepackaged in smaller portions for distribution and roughly 1,000 counterfeit M30 fentanyl tablets prepackaged for distribution,” in response to the affidavit.

Brokers then obtained a search warrant for Becerra’s residence the place an estimated 20 extra kilos of meth and 1,500 grams of fentanyl had been seized, along with cocaine and heroin. Becerra was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of 4 counts of drug possession with intent to distribute. An immigration detainer was additionally positioned on Becerra for being deported beforehand and re-entering the U.S. illegally.

A second residence, about 10 minutes away, was additionally searched on Tuesday and an extra 1,000 fentanyl tablets had been seized, in response to separate arrest report. Guadalupe Flores, 23, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of drug distribution with intent to distribute.