March 1, 2025

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SLCPD SWAT Team, Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) Make Significant Drug Seizure, 2 People Arrested

SALT LAKE CITY — Detectives with the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) and SWAT Team have made a significant seizure of drugs and cash.

At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, VCAT detectives and the SLCPD SWAT Team safely executed a court-authorized search warrant at a home in Sandy, Utah as part of an active drug-investigation.

Detectives arrested 35-year-old Enrique Ojeda and 52-year-old Maria Ledesma.

During the investigation, VCAT detectives seized:

·       1.9 pounds of suspected cocaine

·       1.3 pounds of suspected methamphetamine

·       9.6 ounces of suspected heroin

·       0.5 pounds of suspected marijuana

VCAT detectives also seized $6,000 in cash.

This investigation is ongoing. As such, no other details are available for release.

Charges are only allegations, and every arrested person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Salt Lake City Police Department is not the custodian of record for jail booking photos. Utah Code 17-22-30 mostly prohibits the release of jail booking photos. Generally, a jail booking photo can only be released by the custodian of record after a conviction or when law enforcement determines whether the person is a fugitive or an imminent threat to a person or public safety. In Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office is the custodian of record for jail booking photos.

The information contained in this news release is based on a preliminary review of the details available to the Salt Lake City Police Department. As the investigation progresses, information may change.

A photo of the suspected drugs seized during this investigation is being released. Media may use this photo with credit to the Salt Lake City Police Department.

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