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San Francisco Chronicle
15-05-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
Man charged with narcotics trafficking in S.F., possessing more than a kilo of fentanyl
A man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple narcotics trafficking counts — including an allegation that he had more than one kilogram of fentanyl — in San Francisco Superior Court, district attorney's officials said. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced her office charged Jefferson Arrechaba, 31, with multiple felonies in connection to drug trafficking in the Tenderloin. Prosecutors said Arrechaba possessed multiple drugs for trafficking sales, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and alprazolam, a benzodiazepine commonly referred to as Xanax. Arrechaba denied all the allegations in his arraignment Tuesday, officials said. Prosecutors said at approximately 10:40 p.m. on May 8 at the 600 block of McAllister Street, police observed Arrechaba make 'quick and furtive hand movements' between himself and several other people while holding a clear plastic bag. When police made an attempt to detain him, Arrechaba allegedly threw a car key in the bushes. During their search of him, police allegedly found 87.7 grams of suspected fentanyl, $2,169 in cash, empty baggies and a cell phone, prosecutors said. After retrieving the car key, police located a blue Honda CR-V and found more than a kilogram of suspected fentanyl, 389.3 grams of suspected heroin, 32.1 grams of suspected alprazolam, 437.2 grams of suspected methamphetamine and four digital scales. Arrechaba was out of custody at the time of the incident on a pending felony case, officials said. Arrechaba now remains in custody with no bail option. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 23, officials said.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
1 kilo of fentanyl found in San Francisco drug dealer's car: DA
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — One suspected drug dealer in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood had more than one kilogram of fentanyl hidden inside his vehicle when officers arrested him, prosecutors said. Jefferson Arrechaba, 31, was arraigned in court on Tuesday and he pleaded not guilty. He is charged with possessing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and alprazolam for sale. The night of May 8 on McAllister Street, San Francisco police saw Arrechaba holding a clear plastic bag containing suspected narcotics. 'Police saw him allegedly make quick furtive handmovements between himself and several other people who were loitering on the block. Thepolice also saw him allegedly displaying hypervigilance. When the police moved to detain he threw a car key into the bushes,' the district attorney's office wrote. When officers searched the suspected drug dealer, they found nearly 90 grams of fentanyl, more than $2,000 in cash, empty baggies, and a cellphone. Officers found the car key and opened his blue Honda CRV parked nearby on Gough Street. Inside, police allegedly found more than one kilogram of fentanyl, as well as 389 grams of heroin, 437 grams of meth, and four black digital scales. Before the May 8 drug bust, Arrechaba had been released from jail on his own recognizance for a pending felony case, prosecutors said. Man who died rescuing dog at SF's Ocean Beach identified During his arraignment on Tuesday, prosecutors asked for Arrechaba to remain in jail because he poses a public safety risk. A judge denied granting bail, and the suspected drug dealer remains in custody. Arrechaba will return to court on May 23 for a preliminary hearing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
