Illegal Alien from Mexico and Two Utah Residents Charged with Drug Crimes after Law Enforcement Seized Approximately 20,000 Fentanyl Pills

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment charging an illegal alien from Sinaloa, Mexico, and two Weber County, Utah, residents with drug crimes after law enforcement located and seized a large quantity of blue M30 fentanyl pills during two separate seizures following an alleged drug transaction in Tooele County, Utah.

Luis Angel Camacho-Soto, 26, found illegally in Tooele, Utah; Fabiola Garcia, 34, of Ogden, Utah; and Joseph Anthony Gomez, 37, of Ogden, Utah, were originally charged by complaint on June 30, 2026.

According to court documents, on June 25, 2026, during an investigation, law enforcement observed an alleged drug transaction after a Ford stopped at a gas station in Tooele and a woman, later identified as Garcia, approached a semi-truck. After the alleged transaction, Garcia got back into the passenger side of the vehicle and the driver of the Ford, later identified as Gomez, drove to a nearby hotel. Law enforcement detained both Garcia and Gomez. Tooele City Police Department responded with a K9 unit and conducted a sniff around the Ford, and a K-9 alerted positive for the presence of narcotics. During a search of the vehicle, law enforcement located and seized approximately 10,000 small blue pills marked "M30," which field-tested positive for fentanyl. The pills were located in a large plastic bag inside a black fanny pack that appeared to be the same fanny pack Garcia had after she approached the semi-truck. The suspected fentanyl pills weighed approximately 1,170 grams.

Concurrently, law enforcement detained Camacho from the semi-truck and a K-9 alerted positive to the presence of narcotics within the semi-truck. Law enforcement seized approximately 10,000 small blue pills marked "M30," which field-tested positive for fentanyl and weighed more than 400 grams.

According to court documents, Camacho is not a citizen of the United States.

Camacho-Soto is charged with distribution of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Garcia and Gomez are charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. A four-day jury trial is scheduled for September 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 7.3 before a U.S. District Court Judge at the Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City.

United States Attorney Melissa Holyoak of the District of Utah made the announcement.

The case is being investigated jointly by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Metro Narcotics Task Force (MNTF), and the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI). Special assistance was provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Tooele City Police Department.

Special Assistant United States Attorney Ian K. Ross for the District of Utah is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.