There are drug dealers, and then there are people who are rocking a whole kilogram of fentanyl in the Tenderloin. One of those alleged kilo-holders is now jailed and facing charges, and is also accused of having huge volumes of heroin and meth.
The SFPD made a pretty notable drug bust last Thursday, May 8, at about 10:40 pm in the Tenderloin. And while they usually make a big deal out of high-volume busts, they’ve been relatively quiet on this one. But the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office is making a to-do about that bust, aftder a search of the suspect’s car produced nearly half a kilo of heroin, almost half a kilo of meth, and a whole kilo of fentanyl.
1/ Today, San Francisco District Attorney @BrookeJenkinsSF announced that Jefferson Arrechaba has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with narcotics trafficking in the Tenderloin. pic.twitter.com/t5W4rcgeM0
— SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY (@SFDAOffice) May 14, 2025
Our suspect here is 31-year-old Jefferson Arrechaba, whom police saw holding small baggies they suspected were drugs. The DA’s Office says police saw Arrechaba “allegedly make quick furtive hand movements between himself and several other people who were loitering on the block. The police also saw him allegedly displaying hypervigilance.” So they moved in, at which point Arrechaba allegedly tossed a set of car keys into some bushes…