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March 26, 2025

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SLCPD Officers Arrest 28-Year-Old Man Accused of Having Large Amount of Suspected Fentanyl in Richmond Park 

SALT LAKE CITY — Officers with the Salt Lake City Police Department’s (SLCPD) Homeless Resource Center Squad have safely arrested a 28-year-old man on drug and weapons charges for allegedly possessing a large amount of drugs in Richmond Park.

This investigation started around 10:30 a.m. on March 25, 2025, when SLCPD officers on patrol saw a group of people illegally camping in Richmond Park, located near 440 East 600 South.

When officers approached the group, they saw someone hiding under a blanket smoking something.

As the man came out from under the blanket officers saw a drug pipe in the grass next to him.

The man, later identified as 28-year-old Peter Mosca, gave officers a fake name. As officers tried to verify Mosca’s identity, he ran away. Officers safely took Mosca into custody a short distance away.

A subsequent search revealed Mosca in possession of more than 250 suspected fentanyl pills—drug packaging material, and a knife.

Officers booked Mosca into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail for being in unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, interfering with a peace officer, providing false information to a peace officer and camping in a park.

The SLCPD remains committed to addressing illegal drug activity, including fentanyl distribution, which continues to pose a significant public health and safety risk, particularly to vulnerable populations.

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 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 and other evidence is being released. Media may use this photo with credit to the SLCPD.

Photo: Evidence, including suspected fentanyl pills, and a knife seized during an investigation conducted by the SLCPD’s Homeless Resource Center Squad (SLCPD photo – March 25, 2025).

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