Utah man downplays role in alleged opioid drug ring

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man accused of helping run a multimillion-dollar opioid-drug ring based out of a Cottonwood Heights basement is downplaying his role as he asks to be released from jail before trial.
Lawyers for Drew Wilson Crandall, 31, said in court documents Wednesday that he made less than $65,000 for the two years of work he did for a longtime friend, alleged ringleader Aaron Shamo, 27.
But prosecutors have said Crandall was Shamo's partner in selling the powerful opioid fentan