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Illegal Drugs

14 charged in alleged cocaine trafficking ring tied to Penn State fraternities

  • Aug 18

Hundreds rally on SF streets, urging city to enforce drug laws

  • Aug 5
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Trial date set for Nicolas Maduro next June

  • Jul 22

El Mayo, the infamous Mexican drug lord, sentenced to life in prison

  • Jul 21

SF overdose deaths decline as health officials expand treatment

  • Jul 16

SF to vote on drug‑free homeless housing plan from Supervisor Dorsey

  • Jul 14

Wiping Whippets: San Francisco considers nitrous oxide sales ban

  • Jun 22

Tijuana cross-border tunnel linked to drug, weapons trafficking

  • Jun 2

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More than 100 people rally on SF streets, urging city to enforce drug laws: 'We are fed up'

  • Aug 5
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SF overdose deaths decline as health officials expand treatment

  • Jul 16
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SF to vote on drug‑free homeless housing plan backed by Matt Dorsey

  • Jul 14
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Wiping Whippets? SF considers nitrous oxide sales ban amid reported uptick in use

  • Jun 22
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SF sues Tenderloin convenience store over alleged drug sales

  • May 9
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San Francisco to open RESET Center as tough love test

  • May 2
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San Francisco to open RESET Center as tough love test

  • May 1
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Should SF's supportive housing be drug-free? Supervisor proposes new legislation in latest push

  • Apr 27

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SF sues Tenderloin convenience store over alleged drug sales behind the counter

In a civil lawsuit, the San Francisco City Attorney's Office accuses the owners and operators of allowing "the sales, storage and possession of controlled substances." The complaint also alleges the store drew constant activity from drug dealers lingering out front and "attracting large groups of drug users to this area."

  • May 9

Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug trafficking charge

Florida investigators arrested rapper Kodak Black Wednesday alleging that he was trafficking in MDMA last year.

  • May 8

San Francisco to open RESET Center as mayor shifts drug policy toward enforcement, treatment

A year after San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie shifted the city away from its long-standing "harm reduction" strategy toward what he calls a tougher, intervention-focused approach, the city is preparing to open a new facility intended to disrupt open-air drug markets and steer people into treatment.

  • May 2

Should SF's supportive housing be drug-free? Supervisor proposes new legislation in latest push

Supervisor Matt Dorsey is proposing legislation that would require San Francisco to only fund new supportive housing sites that prohibit the use of illicit drugs, making drug use grounds for eviction. However, critics are concerned that it will perpetuate homelessness.

  • Apr 27

San Francisco records 1st overdose death caused by new deadly opioid cychlorphine

San Francisco Public Health officials are warning about a new synthetic opioid called cychlorphine. "We believe it is more potent than fentanyl. It was found we believe in someone using a counterfeit pill," said Daniel Tsai, director San Francisco Department of Public Health.

  • Apr 25