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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Two men are facing federal charges after they were arrested and charged in two separate, unrelated cases that led to the seizure of approximately 204,000 fentanyl pills.
Jesus Alexis Cecena Cota, 22, and Ricardo Verduzco Bernal, 54, were charged in two separate complaints on August 13.
Jesus Alexis Cecena Cota
The first case involves 22-year-old Jesus Alexis Cecena Cota. According to court documents, the FBI Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force initiated an investigation on Cota and other “co-conspirators” in July 2026. They were believed to be associated with a drug trafficking organization distributing large quantities of fentanyl and other narcotics across Utah…