Oakland drug dealer pleads guilty to selling fentanyl, other drugs in San Francisco's Tenderloin; Faces 20 years-to-life in prison

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An Oakland man admitted to using a Berkeley home for storing and making drugs that were then going to be sold in San Francisco, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

The DOJ said 28-year-old Melvin Alexis Diaz Arteaga was arrested outside of the Berkeley apartment on Nov. 16, 2022. As part of his guilty plea, he admitted to having almost 15 pounds of fentanyl and other drugs such as methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine at the time of his arrest, which was going to be sold in the Tenderloin District.The DOJ said he also admitted to selling or arranging the sale of drugs to an undercover San Francisco police officer on four separate occasions between Sept. 16.

Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanylPossession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanylPossession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroinPossession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocainePossession with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetaminePossession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamineAs part of his plea agreement, about $90,000...

 

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