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Salt Lake City, UT — Two men were arrested this week in connection with a large drug trafficking organization operating in Utah, law enforcement officials announced. Fabian Covarrubias-Labrador, 36, and Edgar Oliver Aguilar-Galaviz, 19, face charges including possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a first-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor, according to an affidavit released by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Task Force had been investigating the trafficking ring, which primarily operated in Salt Lake and Utah counties, since March 2025. The investigation…

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A Salt Lake City police officer faces felony stalking charges after allegedly harassing his ex-girlfriend with repeated messages across multiple platforms. Todd Douglas Goodsell, 40, was charged on May 19 with third-degree felony stalking following allegations that he contacted the victim more than 52 times after she had explicitly asked him to stop. According to charging documents, Goodsell continued to reach out through text messages, emails, phone calls, and various social media apps despite the victim’s repeated requests to cease communication. The documents describe Goodsell’s conduct as “a clear and convincing danger to the victim.”…