By Sri Ravipati
(SAN FRANCISCO) Police in San Francisco on Tuesday announced an ongoing narcotics operation seized 16 pounds of fentanyl in Oakland that were headed to San Francisco.
"The amount of fentanyl seized in this single operation is enough lethal overdoses to wipe out San Francisco's population four times over," Chief of Police Bill Scott said in a statement.
On June 3, San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Detail served three search warrants in Oakland on the 1700 block of 28th Avenue, the 2900 block of 35th Avenue and the 9800 block of MacArthur Boulevard as part of an ongoing investigation.
The narcotics officers intercepted nearly 30 pounds of deadly drugs that were marked for San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Officers also recovered over $45,000, a kilo press and two "semi-automatic, unregistered, un-serialized firearms," which are known as ghost guns.
"Fentanyl remains the primary chemical culprit in the record-shattering number of fatal overdoses plaguing our city, and the recovery of semi-automatic ghost guns along with this haul of deadly drugs most likely intended for the Tenderloin is ominous," Scott said. "SFPD's Narcotics Detail and patrol officers have done heroic work in this operation and on the street every day to seize these deadly drugs and bring these increasingly dangerous drug dealers to justice."
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