Months of surveillance on suspected high-profile members of a Salt Lake County gang led to the arrest of a dozen people on suspicion of drug trafficking — an operation authorities believe will improve countywide crime rates.
Federal prosecutors in Utah filed a complaint against 15 people allegedly associated with the GlenMob gang, so called because of its affiliation with the Glendale neighborhood in west Salt Lake City, according to court documents unsealed Friday.
Known for its suspected front as a rap group, GlenMob falls under the umbrella of the local Sureños street gang (rivals to the Norteños) and includes members of the Sur Towne Chiques 13, the La Raza Violent Street Gang and the Avenues Violent Street Gang, the complaint states.