San Francisco's Sheriff's Department is launching a new initiative to 'disrupt' the brazen drug dealing by deploying dozens of deputies to hot spots around the city, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said.
by deploying dozens of deputies to hot spots around the city, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said.
The goal is to break up the drug trade, not lock up dealers, said Miyamoto. However, people using fentanyl and other dangerous substances publicly face being arrested.
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