West Jordan police seize hundreds of THC vape cartridges; gang leader named
Police in West Jordan, Utah, seized hundreds of THC cartridges for vaping pens in a drug bust on Friday 4 January 2019 and named Juan Cruz Castruita, described as the leader of a gang called the Polo Getto Boys, as the man behind the operation. Officers said the gang used Snapchat to distribute the product, and a sergeant cited its possible reach into schools.
🇺🇸 West Jordan, Utah · Utah, United States
Police in West Jordan, Utah, carried out a drug bust on Friday 4 January 2019 in
which officers seized hundreds of THC cartridges intended for vaping pens.[1]Investigators said the man behind the operation was Juan Cruz Castruita,
described as the leader of a gang called the Polo Getto Boys.[1]Police said
the gang used the messaging app Snapchat to distribute the product.[1]
Sergeant Holt of the police said ordinary vape oils contain nicotine, while
vaping a THC oil is basically the same as smoking marijuana.[1]Police linked
their concern to the popularity of vaping among high school students, citing a
national study the previous month that found one in three seniors had vaped.[1]Sergeant Holt said the effect on schools, if the cartridges reached them,
was huge and far-reaching.[1]
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Lead image from the KUTV story on the West Jordan bust, captioned as showing the 'major drug bust in West Jordan' and credited to West Jordan police.Photo details
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The article gives no separate date beyond 'on Friday'; 4 January 2019 is its publication date, and the bust is treated as taking place that day.
The number of cartridges is given only as 'hundreds', with no exact count, no weight and no value estimate, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The article does not say whether anyone was arrested, detained or charged, or what became of the investigation.
It does not describe where in West Jordan the bust took place or what premises were searched.
The page shows a KUTV image gallery of pictures credited to West Jordan police, but no caption states which part of the seizure each picture depicts; only the lead image address could be confirmed.
No other outlet or police statement reporting this 2019 bust could be found to confirm or add detail to KUTV's account.
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