Suspected drug supplier arrested after police seize 50 kilos of meth

WEST VALLEY CITY — A person suspected of dealing medication all through Salt Lake County was arrested Thursday after brokers seized about 50 kilos of meth from three areas.

Fermin Castro Tovar, 25, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of three counts of drug distribution.

Tovar was the primary goal of an ongoing investigation by the Davis Metro Narcotics Strike Power and the FBI, in keeping with a police reserving affidavit. Thursday morning, whereas Tovar was at an undisclosed “job website,” brokers served the primary of three search warrants.

“Brokers proceeded to serve the primary search warrant at his storage unit which … yielded roughly 25 kilos of suspected methamphetamine,” the affidavit states.

As Tovar was driving again to his residence, brokers pulled him over and arrested him with out incident. He claimed he had about 6 extra kilos of meth inside his residence and a second warrant was served, in keeping with the affidavit.

When questioned, Tovar mentioned he was “being coordinated and directed by a supply of provide in Mexico. He admitted to distributing methamphetamine about two instances every week within the Salt Lake County space,” the arrest report states.

Tovar was then questioned about an condo he rented on the Shadowbrook Flats advanced, 3852 S. 1845 West.

“He admitted utilizing this condo for storing a few of the methamphetamine. He suggested he solely used this condo to retailer the medication and nobody resided at this condo,” in keeping with the affidavit.

Brokers obtained a 3rd search warrant for that condo and located “a big trash bag with roughly 15 kilos of methamphetamine and a case with roughly 5 extra kilos,” the affidavit states.

Police say Tovar, who’s from Mexico, has “a historical past of deportation” and an immigration maintain was positioned on him Thursday by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement brokers.