62 Arrested in SF Fugitive Sweep

San Francisco police and sheriff’s deputies arrested 62 people on May 13 in a one-day operation aimed at fugitives with outstanding warrants, according to a police department statement released Friday. Officers also seized 338.5 grams of narcotics, or about 0.74 pounds, during the sweep, the San Francisco Police Department said. The operation was carried out through the city’s Drug Market Agency Coordination Center, or DMACC, which coordinates enforcement in neighborhoods hit by open-air drug sales. Of the 62 people arrested, 52 had arrest warrants, police said. ### Which parts of San Francisco were included in the sweep? The Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts were the focus of the May 13 operation, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Those areas have been central to the city’s recent drug-market enforcement efforts. KRON reported that the arrests were made during a 24-hour operation targeting fugitives and drug dealers in those districts. The police department said the effort was citywide, while describing the operation as part of DMACC’s continuing work to disrupt narcotics sales and drug markets. ### How many of the arrests were tied to outstanding warrants? Fifty-two of the 62 people arrested had outstanding warrants, the police department said. Nine of those arrests were made by the department’s Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team, according to the statement. The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office took part in the operation alongside police, the department said. The statement did not identify the people arrested or list the underlying warrant allegations. ### What drugs or evidence did officers seize? Police said officers seized 338.5 grams of narcotics during the operation. The department’s statement converted that amount to 0.74 pounds. The statement did not break down the drugs by type or say whether any weapons or cash were recovered. It also did not specify how many of the 62 arrests were based on new alleged drug offenses rather than pre-existing warrants. ### How does this fit into San Francisco’s broader crackdown? DMACC was described by the police department as an ongoing enforcement effort aimed at disrupting narcotics sales and drug markets in San Francisco. The May 13 sweep was one of a series of operations that city officials and law-enforcement agencies have announced in the past year in the Tenderloin and nearby neighborhoods. NBC Bay Area reported in an earlier crackdown that San Francisco police said they had been increasing buy-bust operations and fugitive enforcement efforts in parts of the city most affected by drug activity. The department said at the time that those operations would continue with city, state and federal partners. ### What details are still missing from the public account? Friday’s police statement did not include the names, ages or booking charges of the 62 people arrested. The department also did not say how many cases would be referred for prosecution or whether any of those arrested remained in custody as of Friday. The San Francisco Police Department’s release also appears to contain a date error. The statement was published on May 15, 2026, but described the arrests as occurring on “Wednesday, May 13, 2025,” even though May 13 fell on a Wednesday in 2026. ### What happens next in the case? San Francisco police said DMACC operations are ongoing and are intended to continue disrupting drug markets in the city. The department said those efforts involve coordination with local law enforcement and other partners. The next public details are likely to come through follow-up police releases, sheriff’s office booking records or court filings tied to the warrant arrests and any new narcotics cases stemming from the May 13 operation.