62 Arrested in SF Fugitive Sweep

San Francisco police and sheriff’s deputies arrested 62 people on May 13 during a one-day operation aimed at fugitives and narcotics activity, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The sweep ran across multiple parts of the city and was carried out under the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center, or DMACC, a city-led enforcement effort focused on open-air drug markets. (sanfranciscopolice.org) Police said 52 of the 62 people arrested had outstanding warrants. Officers also seized 338.5 grams of narcotics, which the department described as 0.74 pounds. The arrests were announced May 15 in SFPD release No. 26-055. Bay City News, whose report was carried by SFGATE, said the operation covered the Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts. (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD’s own statement described the effort as a citywide, one-day operation tied to ongoing narcotics enforcement work. ### Where did the sweep take place? Bay City News reported the operation targeted fugitives and narcotics activity in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts. Those neighborhoods have been central to recent city enforcement campaigns tied to street drug sales and warrant service. (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD said the operation took place “throughout the city” as part of DMACC’s ongoing work to disrupt narcotic sales and drug markets. The department did not release a block-by-block breakdown of arrests or seizures in its public statement. ### How many of the arrests were tied to warrants? (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD said 52 of the 62 people arrested had active arrest warrants. The department added that nine of those arrests were made by its Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team. The remaining arrests were made during the same enforcement push, though the public release did not detail each underlying charge. (sfgate.com) Police described the operation as focused on fugitives with outstanding warrants while also aiming to disrupt narcotics activity. ### What drugs or evidence did officers seize? Police said officers seized a total of 338.5 grams of narcotics, equal to about 0.74 pounds. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The department’s statement did not identify the drug types in this case. The seizure amount was smaller than in some other recent San Francisco narcotics operations, based on prior SFPD releases. (sanfranciscopolice.org) In an April 10 statement about an April 8 operation, the department said officers made 47 arrests and seized more than 939 grams of narcotics. ### What is DMACC, the unit named in the release? SFPD said the operation was part of the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center’s continuing effort to disrupt drug sales and markets in San Francisco. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The center has been used in joint operations that combine narcotics enforcement with warrant service and other targeted policing. In a January 2026 release, SFPD said officers working with its Fugitive Enforcement Recovery Team made 53 arrests in a one-day operation and seized 218 grams of narcotics and one firearm. In a September 2025 release, the department said another one-day DMACC operation produced 60 arrests. (sanfranciscopolice.org) ### What comes next after the arrests? SFPD’s May 15 release did not identify the people arrested or say when they would appear in court. The department also did not announce additional charges beyond saying the operation focused on outstanding warrants and narcotics enforcement. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The next public record in the case is likely to come through San Francisco Superior Court filings, jail records, or later police releases identifying charges, warrant details, or follow-up seizures tied to the May 13 operation. (sanfranciscopolice.org) (sanfranciscopolice.org)