Three Oakland women charged with selling fentanyl in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Prosecutors charged three Oakland women with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine into San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, as well as using a minor for their drug activities.

Solis Soto, 34, Martha Alvarado-Rodriguez, 49, and Maria Valle-Rodriguez, 47, pleaded not guilty during their arraignments on Friday and Monday.

Charges filed against the trio include: solicitation of a minor to use or sell a narcotic; transportation, sale, and giving away a controlled substance; possession of a controlled substance for sale; and possessing more than 100 grams of fentanyl.

San Francisco Police Department officers conducted a month-long investigation into numerous alleged purchases of illegal drugs from Soto, Alvarado-Rodriguez and Valle-Rodriguez on McAllister Street in the Tenderloin.

On the night of their arrest, April 29, officers saw Soto, Alvarado-Rodriguez, and a minor leave an apartment in Oakland at 8 p.m. and travel to the Tenderloin. They parked their vehicle on Golden Gate Avenue and Gough Street.

Police searched the vehicle and found over 60 grams of fentanyl. When officers executed a search warrant at the Oakland apartment, they found 60 more grams of fentanyl inside, as well as thousands of dollars in cash, prosecutors said. Valle-Rodriguez was arrested at the apartment.

Soto, Alvarado-Rodriguez, and Valle-Rodriguez are being held in jail without bail. The trio will return to court on May 14.