SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Police said a Salt Lake County man who was moving methamphetamine into Utah from a Mexican cartel agreed to become an informant, then betrayed investigators.
Christopher Eric Johnson faces multiple charges. According to the affidavit, the operation brought hundreds of pounds of meth into Utah every week.
The case offered a closer look at how cartel drugs make their way onto Utah streets.
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