Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, who has been linked to Democratic megadonor George Soros, has reportedly been reluctant to file drug distribution charges for suspects caught with fewer than 200 fentanyl pills, often opting to charge them with mere possession instead.
According to a police memo, numerous fentanyl distribution cases sent from the Salt Lake City Police Department to Gill’s office have been downgraded to possession charges.
The memo, from a member of the Special Investigations Squad, advised officers that charging someone with distribution based solely on the number of pills in their possession “is not going to get the distribution charge” under Gill’s guidelines.
The memo explained that Gill’s office typically does not pursue fentanyl distribution charges unless the suspect is found with more than 200 pills. A source familiar with the department criticized this policy, describing it as “absolutely insane” given the dangerous nature of fentanyl and its impact on communities.
The memo further noted that the best evidence for a distribution charge involves a confession obtained after reading a suspect their Miranda rights. Additional supporting evidence might include multiple baggies of pills in equal amounts, clean empty baggies, scales, large amounts of