San Francisco is following other California counties in charging drug dealers connected with fentanyl deaths with murder in the latest attempt to curb the fentanyl epidemic in the state. 

In tandem with San Francisco Mayor London Breed and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) office announced in October that a task force had been formed to link law enforcement to investigate opioid deaths. The San Francisco police chief, California Highway Patrol, and California National Guard are involved with this initiative.

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