Newsom is increasing CHP deployment in SF fentanyl crackdown

FENTANYL. THAT'S ENOUGH TO KILL 4 MILLION PEOPLE. >> Reporter: THE EFFORT TO TACKLE SAN FRANCISCO'S OPEN AIR DRUG PROBLEM ARE RAMPING UP ACCORDING TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM. THE CHP IS SET TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO WILL HELP WITH THE CITY AS ONGOING DRUG CRACKDOWN, A CRACKDOWN LARGELY FOCUSED ON THE SOUTH END MARKET AND TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOODS. >> WE CAN'T HAVE LAWLESSNESS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: GREG JOHNSON HAS LIVED IN THE TENDERLOIN FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. >> I HAVE SEEN THEIR PRESENCE. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH IN THE WAY OF REDUCTION IN OPEN AIR DRUG DEALING. >> Reporter: HE SAYS HE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE DATA EXPLAINING THE IMPACT OF THE CRACKDOWN. THIS IS VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF THE CHP PATROLLING IN THE CITY. AND IN A STATEMENT, NEWSOM CALLED THE CHP'S RESULTS IN SAN FRANCISCO NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY. SINCE THEY FIRST ARRIVED WEEKS AGO, OFFICERS HAVE SEIZED MORE THAN 8 KILOS OF FENTANYL, RECOVERED MORE THAN 41 STOLEN CARS AND MADE MORE THAN 100 ARRESTS. >> I'M GRATEFUL BECAUSE WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS DISCOVERED WITH THE DATA WITH EVEN IN A MONTH'S TIME, IT'S MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF DRUGS THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONFISCATE, THE WEAPONS. >> Reporter: SEVEN TO TEN CHP OFFICERS ARE PART OF THE CURRENT OPERATION. THE SURGE MEANS THAT NUMBER WILL JUMP SOMEWHERE TO 20 TO 40 PER DAY. THE INCREASE WILL INCLUDE UNANNOUNCED SURGES IN CRIME HOT SPOTS WITH A FOCUS ON DRUGS, WEAPONS AND DEALERS. NEWSOM WILL ALSO BOOST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD STAFFING THAT HAS PROVIDED ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT BEHIND THE SCENES. SUPERVISOR MATT DORSEY APPRECIATES THE HELP. >> SAN FRANCISCO IS FACING A REAL PROBLEM. WE HAVE A DRUG OVERDOSE CRISIS THAT REPRESENTS A LOSS OF LIFE THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THIS CITY SINCE THE AIDS CRISIS. WE'RE LOSING TWO PEOPLE PER DAY TO DRUG OVERDOSES. >> Reporter: CRITICS HAVE ARGUED THE CRACKDOWN IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN INEFFECTIVE WAR ON

Channel: NBC Bay Area

Views: 4,251

Keywords: chp, california, san francisco, fentanyl

Id: 3_rePtrpIcE

Length: 2min 15sec (135 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 30 2023