By ANNIKA HOM : missionlocal – excerpt
Certain street-level fentanyl dealers in the Tenderloin will soon be charged with federal crimes, Northern California District U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey said on Thursday afternoon. He made this announcement at a crowded press conference standing beside a lengthy and eclectic group of speakers that included IRS officials, BART deputy police officials and even postal inspectors, and a propped up poster showing overdose statistics.
Federal charges generally carry harsher penalties, and often trigger deportation proceedings for undocumented offenders.
“We’ll double-down, triple-down, and take all necessary steps to keep this poison from our streets,” Ramsey said… (more)