Federal and local agents in Salt Lake City said Monday that the Wasatch Metro Narcotics Strike Force executed a search warrant that turned up roughly 240,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside pieces of furniture. Authorities called the haul one of the larger local seizures in recent months and said it amounted to a significant disruption of an alleged trafficking operation.
In a post by the FBI Salt Lake City, the agency credited the Wasatch Metro Narcotics Strike Force with carrying out the warrant and wrote, “Every pill seized is a life potentially saved.” The post did not share operational details beyond the size of the seizure.
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The Wasatch Metro unit pairs FBI agents with local strike forces and has…..