Nearly 800 Arrested for Public Drug Use in San Francisco Since May

The California Highway Patrol also seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl—enough to make 9 million lethal doses—in a 10-block radius of the Tenderloin district.

San Francisco on Feb. 23, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A sweeping crackdown on illegal drugs in the city of San Francisco has resulted in nearly 800 people arrested for public drug use and nearly 700 for drug sales since May, according to city officials.

More than 420 wanted fugitives in the city’s Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods were detained, according to a Dec. 19 press release.