Four foreign nationals residing in Utah will face court on Monday following their apprehension on December 23rd. Authorities allege that the group, comprised of Jose Manuel Perez-Flores, Victor Flores Esquivel, Jaime Hernandez-Ruin, and Eduardo Hernandez-Ruiz, engaged in the large-scale distribution of fentanyl and heroin within Salt Lake County. The Utah County Major Crimes Task Force conducted a lengthy investigation, spanning from September 2024, ultimately culminating in the execution of search warrants on three residences. The operation resulted in the seizure of a staggering amount of fentanyl and heroin, along with cash, drug paraphernalia, and electronic evidence.
A homeless addict holds pieces of fentanyl in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Use of the powerful synthetic opioid that is cheap to produce and is often sold as is or laced in other drugs, has exploded. Because it's 50 times more potent than heroin, even a small dose can be fatal. It has quickly become the deadliest drug in the nation, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Multiple foreign nationals living in Utah will appear in court on Monday after they were charged with numerous drug crimes last week. Jose Manuel Perez-Flores, 36, of West Valley City, Utah; Victor Flores Esquivel, 48, of West Valley City; Jaime Hernandez-Ruin, 26, of West Valley City; and Eduardo Hernandez-Ruiz, 28, of Murray, Utah, were taken into custody on Dec. 23 after allegedly distributing large amounts of fentanyl and heroin through Salt Lake County. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, detectives with the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force have been investigating the group since September 2024. Detectives conducted several controlled heroin purchases, which they later used to obtain and execute search warrants on three homes. In the first home, detectives seized 436 grams of fentanyl (approximately 4,360 individual pills), 309 grams of fentanyl pills (approximately 3,090 individual pills), 226 grams of heroin, $2,633 in cash, drug packaging material, a digital scale, multiple electronic money wire transfer receipts, and cell phones, the DOJ said. At the second home, detectives seized 39 grams of fentanyl (approximately 390 individual pills), 82 grams of heroin, drug packaging material, several electronic wire transfer receipts, and cell phones. At the third home, detectives seized 1,912 grams of fentanyl (approximately 19,012 individual pills), and 269 grams of fentanyl pills (approximately 2,069 individual pills) from a vehicle registered to Eduardo Hernandez-Ruiz, the DOJ said.Man pulled over for traffic violation in southwest Utah found with 100k fentanyl pills Perez-Flores, Flores Esquivel, Jaime Hernandez-Ruiz, and Eduardo Hernandez-Ruiz were all charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. All four defendants also face additional individual charges
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