SF Tenderloin Drug Dealer Gets Nearly 4 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Sales

San Francisco CA

10 June, 2022

10:25 AM

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CBS San Francisco June 10, 2022 A Peninsula man who was convicted for selling fentanyl in San Francisco's Tenderloin has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. According to Northern California U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds' office, 33-year-old Emil Arriola Melendez of South San Francisco received a 46-month sentence after admitting to fentanyl distribution, as part of a plea agreement. Court documents said authorities began investigating Melendez following the deaths of three people in rural Trinity County in far Northern California last August. The dealer who sold fentanyl to the three people was arrested and told authorities that he would drive to the Bay Area to buy the highly potent opioid from Melendez. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.