California man charged for allegedly trafficking heroin into Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A California man has been federally indicted after allegedly trafficking heroin into Utah.

30-year-old Christian Salinas-Santiago from Los Angeles, California, has been federally indicted after a months-long investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the Salt Lake City Police Department, and other agencies. The investigation involved tracking narcotics from a source of supply believed to be coming from Mexico.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Utah, an undercover HSI agent began to communicate with a Mexico-based drug trafficker and learned about drug shipments coming to Utah…

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