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The cheap drug spice is on the rise in Salt Lake City — and it’s killing people

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) Operation Rio Grande, a crackdown on crime and drug dealing among the homeless, has helped curb heroin and meth trafficking and use in downtown Salt Lake City near the homeless shelter. Police say, though, that a growing and dangerous problem has emerged in the form of spice. This Aug. 25, 2017, photo shows part of the law-enforcement crackdown in the area.