Heroin

Traffic stop leads to 9-pound narcotics seizure

A Santa Rosa man was arrested Saturday after a traffic stop led police to nearly 9 pounds of narcotics. Officers…

3 years ago

City attorney seeks civil injunctions to curb Tenderloin drug dealing

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has moved into civil injunction territory in an effort to prevent known drug dealers…

4 years ago

Police say man arrested for shelter noncompliance was selling heroin, cocaine, fentanyl

A 20-year-old Oakland man who was warned about violating the shelter-in-place order and refused to comply was arrested later Saturday…

4 years ago

SF supes approve Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force legislation

San Francisco supervisors passed legislation Tuesday that establishes a 12-member Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force. The task force will make…

5 years ago

Deputies bust pair with more than $100,000 worth of narcotics

Two people were arrested Monday at a hotel in Santa Cruz with more than $100,000 worth of narcotics, according to…

5 years ago

Four arrested for Sonoma Co. drug trafficking

Santa Rosa police arrested four men Wednesday on suspicion of trafficking or distributing heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine from Vallejo to…

6 years ago

Hundreds of heroin bindles seized in SF drug op

A team of officers seized 470 bindles of heroin along with other drugs in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood…

6 years ago

Safe injection site shows promise, tradeoffs

The push for safe injecting spaces comes in response to a growing and highly visible drug crisis.

6 years ago

Police seize 70 pounds of meth in Noe Valley

Alejandro Alvarez, 44, was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. when police served a search warrant in the 1200 block of…

6 years ago

Heroin deaths spike in Sonoma County

There has been a spike in the number of suspected heroin overdose deaths in the Santa Rosa area recently.

7 years ago

5 busted with drugs, gun at San Bruno hotel

Police arrested five people at a San Bruno hotel early Tuesday morning after officers found members of the group to…

7 years ago

SF: Opioid antidote saved 12 lives since 2015

Since 2015, Narcan kits have saved the lives of 12 people in San Francisco suffering from overdoses of opioids such…

8 years ago

Police chief’s gun, stolen weapons recovered

A Salinas police chief's firearm was found among stolen property recovered following a months-long investigation into a series of thefts.

8 years ago

SF steps up efforts to remove used syringes

San Francisco city officials say they are stepping up efforts to get discarded syringes off city streets.

8 years ago

Heroin overdose victim rescued from City Hall bathroom

A San Francisco sheriff's sergeant helped save the life of an unconscious man suffering a drug overdose in a City…

9 years ago

Alleged Sonoma heroin kingpin arrested

Bay Area law enforcement agencies have arrested the alleged leader and three alleged co-conspirators of a heroin distribution ring that…

9 years ago

Drug war made illegal drugs cheaper, better

Decades of global war against heroin, cocaine and marijuana has resulted in cheaper, purer drugs.

11 years ago

Addict accused of trying to sell baby chooses prison

Samantha Tomasini asked the judge for prison time, saying she would just break probation again.

12 years ago

Counselor accused of selling drugs

Drug rehab counselor Kirstin Dempsey was arrested Wednesday after a search of her residence turned up heroin, cash and other…

12 years ago

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