23-05-2025
Man who allegedly sold fentanyl to undercover police in San Francisco's Tenderloin District charged with multiple felonies
The San Francisco District Attorney's Office has charged 23-year-old Eduen "Blaze" Martinez-Barela with 17 felonies for allegedly selling drugs in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Martinez-Barela was arraigned on May 21. He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
According to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office he was arrested on May 15 for allegedly selling fentanyl to an undercover police officer, something court documents say he did three other times.
During his arrest San Francisco Police said they found almost 50 grams of suspected fentanyl, more than 30 grams of methamphetamine, over 18 grams of cocaine, and $108 dollars.
The District Attorney's Office said this wasn't Martinez-Barela's only encounter with law enforcement. In their press statement they said he was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on March 31.
According to the CHP during a traffic stop their drug sniffing dog detected drugs in the seam of the right rear door. A search found 280 grams of suspected fentanyl, 103 grams of methamphetamine, and 31 grams of cocaine judge had released him pre-arraignment.
He is currently in custody on $170,000 bail.
