A Utah man is now facing drug trafficking charges after police say he was caught holding nearly a half-pound of fentanyl near a bus station at Salt Lake City International Airport. Joel B. Alarcon, 32, was arrested Tuesday.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 13 News, the FBI and Davis Metro Narcotic Strike Force began investigating a possible drug trafficking operation in June. During the investigation, detectives say they learned that Alarcon would be allegedly trafficking drugs from Arizona to Utah.
On Tuesday, police obtained a search warrant to search Alarcon and any personal property that he had with him. Officers say they spotted Alarcon exiting a Greyhound bus at the airport with a backpack…