SLC convenience store "influencer" accused of swapping underage vape sales for Instagram follows

• "No one was asked for identification," police wrote. "Instead, customers were required to show they followed City Corner or Saif Al-Fatlawi on Instagram before purchasing beer, e-cigarettes, and THC products."

The latest: Al-Fatlawi, who goes by Sword Kash, was arrested at the SLC airport last week as he was about to board a flight with a one-way ticket to Miami.

What they're saying: Al-Fatlawi's attorney didn't immediately respond to Axios' query.

By the numbers: The City Corner Instagram account showed no posts as of Thursday — but had 28,000 followers.

• His personal account has 13,000 followers.

Catch up quick: Al-Fatlawi already faced unresolved felony charges from 2025 of distributing shrooms and cannabis from his 11th East store and similar 2024 charges at the Murray store.

The fine print: In new charges filed this week, Al-Fatlawi also was accused of illegally selling cannabis from his Murray store.

• Charges have not yet been filed in the most recent allegations from the Salt Lake store, where police wrote that they arrested an employee who "admitted that minors purchase beer and tobacco at the store and learn about it through Instagram."

• Investigators later found "contraband" in multiple rooms of the building, police wrote, and "semi-automatic long guns … lying out in the living areas."
• The arrest warrant also cites reports that Al-Fatlawi "confronted and threatened" neighbors who filed complaints about the stores.

Context: The 11th East store is in a thoroughly bougie neighborhood.

What we're watching: Whether Al-Fatlawi's new gas station and taco truck at 1100 East and 1700 South remain open.