How San Francisco Became A Haven For The Fentanyl Trade
About this episode
Britt Elmore discusses the fentanyl crisis in San Francisco and the factors contributing to the city's drug problems.
Former San Francisco undercover narcotics officer Britt Elmore exposes how the Tenderloin became one of America’s most notorious open-air drug markets — and how fentanyl, street dealers, weak prosecution, addiction, homelessness, and organized trafficking reshaped the city. In this episode, Britt breaks down the San Francisco fentanyl crisis from the inside. After 25 years working narcotics, undercover buys, federal task force cases, wiretaps, gun deals, stolen car operations, cartel-linked investigations, and street-level drug markets, Britt explains how the fentanyl trade operates in the Bay Area and why San Francisco became a magnet for addiction, homelessness, and open-air drug dealing. He discusses the Tenderloin drug market, Honduran street dealers, Mexican suppliers, fentanyl economics, undercover police work, drug trafficking routes, confidential informants, cartel connections, stolen property rings, car break-ins, retail theft, rehab fraud, Proposition 47, and why many officers believe the system has stopped holding repeat offenders accountable. This conversation is a raw, unfiltered look at crime, addiction, policing, fentanyl, and the collapse of public order in one of…
People in this episode
Host: Johnny Mitchell
Guest: Britt Elmore
Topics covered
- San Francisco fentanyl crisis
- Tenderloin open-air drug market
- SFPD undercover narcotics work
- Fentanyl trafficking in California
- Drug addiction and homelessness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SFPD, Mexican cartel, Proposition 47
Places: San Francisco, Tenderloin
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