West Jordan man charged with trafficking fentanyl after arrest in sting operation

  • Jeremy Aiken is charged with fentanyl trafficking after his arrest in Weber County in a sting operation.
  • He allegedly agreed to sell an informant 5,000 fentanyl pills.
  • Another man had allegedly driven Aiken to the location and is charged with failing to respond to an officer’s signal to stop.

OGDEN — A West Jordan man has been charged with drug trafficking after allegedly attempting to sell fentanyl as part of a sting operation.

Jeremy Gene Aiken, 51, is charged with trafficking of fentanyl, a first-degree felony, after allegedly agreeing to sell 5,000 fentanyl pills for $3.50 each as part of a deal set up, unbeknownst to him, by the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force.

He is also charged with interfering with an arresting officer and possession of marijuana, class B misdemeanors…

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