Drug dealer arrested with meth, fentanyl on Jordan River Trail: police

SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A 29-year-old man was arrested on drug distribution charges along Salt Lake City’s Jordan River Trail on Thursday, according to Salt Lake City Police .

Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, an SLCPD officer working the Jordan River Trail spotted a man — later identified as Kyaw Poe — “throw something into river,” a press release from SLCPD states.

The officer stopped Poe to begin an investigation, but Poe reportedly ran, refusing to stop at police command. A Utah Dept. of Public Safety helicopter responded and helped officers find Poe.

Upon taking Poe into custody, officers seized methamphetamine, over 150 blue M-30 fentanyl pills, cash, and drug paraphernalia.

Poe was booked into Salt Lake County Jail on two felony charges of distribution of a controlled substance, failure to stop at the command of a police officer, and providing false information to a police officer.

Charges are allegations only. All arrested persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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