San Francisco’s Yearlong Drug Market Crackdown Leads to 3,000 Arrests

Officers have made tremendous progress in dismantling the Tenderloin and South of Market drug trade, the police chief said.

A drug user sits in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco on May 16, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A crackdown on illegal drug markets in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods in San Francisco resulted in the arrests of 3,000 suspects and the seizure of about 200 kilos of narcotics over the past year, city officials announced on May 29.

Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott activated public safety resources across the city in May 2023 to address a growing fentanyl crisis and deteriorating street conditions including drug dealing and open drug use.