Massive Drug Bust: Governor Newsom’s Initiative Nets 500 Arrests, 700 Pounds of Fentanyl

According to the statements made by California Governor Gavin Newsom, a law enforcement operation that took place in San Francisco for the past year resulted in the seizure of about 700 pounds of fentanyl. As a result of the multi-agency action that was initiated in May of last year, the governor’s office has reported that more than five hundred arrests had been made.

As part of the crackdown, Governor Newsom sent the California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco. The California Highway Patrol and the guard have been collaborating with other local authorities, such as the San Francisco Police Department, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

Mayor London Breed of San Francisco stated that although the coordinated efforts that we have been making to close down drug markets in the city are making a difference, there is still more work to be done. I would like to express my appreciation to Governor Newsom for his unwavering and consistent support in ensuring that the California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard can collaborate with our local and federal law enforcement officials.

Under the overarching framework of the San Francisco Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC), the various agencies have collaborated and operated in coordination with one another. The Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods are the target areas of this initiative, which aims to eliminate illegal drug markets in those areas.

In addition, as part of the operation, the California Highway Patrol has issued more than 6,200 penalties and recovered more than 115 automobiles that were stolen. In the year that has passed since the beginning of the special operation, the office of Governor Newsom has also reported a considerable decrease in both violent and property crimes.