Police in San Francisco arrested a man suspected of selling drugs in the city’s Tenderloin after a foot chase Wednesday evening.
According to agents, Kerlin Salgado-Ferrera was the subject of an investigation conducted in October by the department’s Narcotics Unit, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Army National Guard. During the investigation, officers obtained a search warrant for Salgado-Ferrera, his vehicle and his home in Oakland.
On Wednesday evening, officers found Salgado-Ferrera driving through the city’s Lower Nob Hill neighborhood. After parking near California and Polk streets, police said he led officers on a brief foot chase during which he disposed of suspected narcotics.
Officers caught up with Salgado-Ferrera and discovered him in possession of additional suspected narcotics and other items related to drug trafficking. He was subsequently arrested.
Officers from the Narcotics Unit also served an arrest warrant at his home on the 10000 block of MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland and seized more drugs and cash. A total of 68.1 grams of fentanyl, 101.6 grams of methamphetamine, 237.2 grams of cocaine, 82.4 grams of fentanyl pills and 5.4 grams of heroin were seized, along with more than $6,000.
San Francisco Police Department
Salgado-Ferrera was indicted on multiple charges, including sale or transportation of a controlled substance, operating or maintaining a drug house and a probation violation.
He is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon, according to jail records.
