SAN FRANCISCO—On February 27, the San Francisco Police Department disclosed that in response to many community complaints of criminal and drug-related activity in Jefferson Square Park, the San Francisco Police Department led an enforcement operation on Wednesday, February 26, SFPD Chief Bill Scott announced.
Officers with the SFPD and sheriff’s deputies made nearly 90 arrests and seized over 1.21 pounds of narcotics during the operation. The operation involved coordinated efforts with multiple city agencies and other law enforcement partners.
“Drug-related activity will never be tolerated in Jefferson Square or any other part of the city,” said SFPD Chief Bill Scott. “Our officers will be out in force conducting operations just like these all over the city. I want to thank our hard-working officers and all the partner agencies that assisted in this effort.”
The SFPD thanked the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), National Guard, San Francisco Rec and Park Rangers, Department of Public Works, San Francisco Fire Department, and Animal Care and Control (ACC).
The collaboration is the latest enforcement action from the city’s Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC), which is focused on breaking up drug markets around San Francisco.
