20+ arrested in two-day Jordan River Trail drug operation
Salt Lake City police and the Utah Department of Corrections Adult Probation and Parole unit arrested more than 20 people in a two-day drug interdiction operation along the Jordan River Trail on June 15 and 19, 2024. Officers also seized marijuana, methamphetamine, over 500 fentanyl pills, more than $2,000 in cash and two illegally possessed guns.
🇺🇸 Jordan River Trail, Salt Lake City, Utah · Utah, United States
Arrested
21
Cash confiscated
USD 2,000
Agencies
Salt Lake City Police Department, Utah Department of Corrections Adult Probation and Parole
More than 20 people were arrested in a two-day illicit drug interdiction
operation along the Jordan River Trail that SLCPD held on Saturday, June 15, and
Wednesday, June 19, 2024, working with the Utah Department of Corrections Adult
Probation and Parole unit.[1]
The agencies arrested more than 20 people and seized marijuana, methamphetamine,
over 500 fentanyl pills, more than $2,000 in cash, and two illegally possessed
guns.[2]Police said the overall objective of the operation was to identify,
locate, and arrest drug dealers, traffickers, and buyers along the Jordan River
Trail.[1]
SLCPD’s increased enforcement along the Jordan River Trail and nearby
communities began in October 2023 due to increased criminal activity, and
further operations along the trail are expected to continue.[1]
Photos and video
A Salt Lake City police officer takes a person into custody after the man sold drugs to undercover officers along the Jordan River Trail; a Pioneer Patrol Division Bike Squad officer communicates with other officers after the drug buy, June 19, 2024. Photo: Salt Lake City Police DepartmentPhoto details
The arrest count is given only as 'more than 20', with no exact number, and no charges or court outcomes were published for the people arrested.
No cannabis quantity, value, or charge breakdown was published, so the weight of the seized marijuana is not recorded.
The KUTV account and the SLCPD release are not fully independent, since the article reproduces the department's statement.
A second page image on the KUTV article could not be confirmed to show this operation, so only the SLCPD photo of the June 19 drug buy is listed as media.
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