SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Although Utah is hundreds of miles away from the Mexican border, the demand for drugs combined with Utah's crossroads makes this state a hot spot for narcotic drug trafficking.
The Drug Enforcement Agency worked the biggest bust linked to the drug cartels Saturday night.
'223' high powered weapons, handguns, 24 pounds of marijuana, coke, and bongs were all taken during a raid. “In the last 48 hours we have made a significant blow against Mexican drug trafficking organizations here in salt lake,” said Frank Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge.
Several arrests were made, but investigators are holding off on releasing names at this point.
Agents found methamphetamines in a tire when they pulled a car over on I-15 near Murray. Everything else was found inside a home just miles away. One of the drug dealers lives in an affluent neighborhood in Emigration Canyon.
The street value of the meth alone is more than 500 thousand dollars. Inside the luxurious home investigators also scored big. More than 100 thousand dollars in cash were taken from inside.
Tonight agents shed new light on the drug trade. Dealers are not only operating out of Mexico. “It’s a very significant problem. As the drugs flow east, the border expands east. I would say the border in today's world starts around Canada,” said Smith.
