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Suspect in 'prolific' narcotics trafficking at S.F. drug hot spot arrested, police say

By Maliya Ellis, Hearst FellowJan 2, 2025

San Francisco police said officers arrested a man who allegedly trafficked drugs at Sixth and Market streets and seized more than 9 kilograms of suspected narcotics as well as loaded firearms from his residence.San Francisco Police Department

San Francisco police have arrested a "prolific narcotics trafficker" who allegedly sold narcotics in the city's Sixth and Market streets area, authorities said Thursday.

Bryan Burgos, 35, was booked into county jail Thursday morning on multiple narcotics and firearm charges, according to sheriff's office records. Police detained Burgos on Dec. 26, at Mission and 24th streets, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

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Burgos had cash and suspected narcotics on him when officers he was detained, police said. After searching his vehicle and San Francisco home, police said, they found and seized more than 9 kilograms of suspected narcotics, as well as digital scales, a money counter, loaded firearms, ammunition and U.S. currency.

Burgos faces a slate of felony charges including possession for sale of controlled substances, maintenance of a place for selling a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to sheriff's office records. His next court date was set for Jan. 15.

Police continue to investigate the case and ask anyone with information to contact the SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411.

Reach Maliya Ellis: maliya.ellis@hearst.com; X: @EllisMaliya; Bluesky: @maliyaellis.bsky.social

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Jan 2, 2025

Maliya Ellis

Hearst Fellow

Maliya Ellis, originally from New Haven, Conn., is a recent graduate of Harvard University, where she studied Social Studies and edited the Harvard Crimson's weekly news magazine. Her summer newsroom internships -- on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's features desk and the Boston Globe's metro team -- have confirmed her passion for deeply reported local news. In her free time, Ellis enjoys long runs and word games. She is excited to explore a new coast and a new city.

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prohibitionist	prohibition_agency	drugwar_propaganda	legalization	drug_reformer
reform_referenda	cannabis	stimulant	narcotic	hallucinogen

incarceration/prison mentioned? yes .

propaganda analysis

EXP - explicit prohibition propaganda (explicit_propaganda)	GRP - hated group (propaganda_theme1)	MAD - madness, violence, illness (propaganda_theme2)
SOC - survival of society (propaganda_theme3)	USE - gateway, use is abuse (propaganda_theme4)	KID - children (propaganda_theme5)
WAR - demonize, war, epidemic (propaganda_theme6)	TOT - total prohibition (propaganda_theme7)	DIS - dissent opposed (propaganda_theme8)

concept		evidence	hits	links
	drug of abuse implied / mentioned drug related [news] [concept]	illegal drugs
	propaganda drugwar propaganda 55% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme2 propaganda theme3 celebrity scapegoat propaganda theme8		•Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate? (Bruce E Levine, 2012) •Classic Modern Drug Propaganda •Themes in Chemical Prohibition •Drug War Propaganda (kindle edition)
	madness, violence, illness propaganda theme2 50% [news] [concept]	"Crime"	1	•Madness Crime Violence Illness (propaganda theme 2) •drugwarfacts.org/crime.htm •drugwarfacts.org/causes.htm •Distortion 18: Cannabis and Mental Illness •No, marijuana use doesn't lower your IQ (10/2014)
	survival of society propaganda theme3 50% [news] [concept]	"America"	3	•Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
	dissent opposed propaganda theme8 55% [news] [concept]	secret evidence		•Dissent Attacked (propaganda theme 8) •From Martin Luther King to Anonymous, governments target dissenters not just "bad guys" (2014)
	celebrity scapegoat 50% [news] [concept]	"Elon Musk"	1	•zombielogicblog.blogspot.com/201... •google.com/search?q=celebrity%20... •Scapegoat Ritual; Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers (Thomas Szasz)
	drug of abuse illegal drugs [news] [concept]	narcotic various illegal drugs
	drugs 95% [news] [concept]	various drugs
	drug law 80% [news] [concept]	"controlled substances" "controlled substance"	2	•History of United States drug pr...
	NSA/DEA/local PD - Spying and Lying Scandal secret evidence 55% [news] [concept]	"a tip"	1	•biblehub.com/luke/12-3.htm •Routine Traffic Stop? Anonymous Tip? - DEA Manual Coaches Government Prosecutors to Lie in Court to Evade Truth about NSA Tapping Domestic Phone Content, to Bust People for Pot (2014) •Justice Dept to Notify Defendants on Surveillance (2013) •reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/u... •DEA SOD (Special Operations Division) •privacysos.org/node/1291 •Brady disclosure •Fruit of the poisonous tree •takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/201... •sjlendman.blogspot.ca/2013/09/ns... •NSA Listening to Rumrunners During Prohibition I (2014) •All Your Communications in Eternal Dragnet, Searched for Keywords (2014) •How NSA, DEA and Your Local Police Illegally Collude to use Wiretap Content, to Bust You for Pot (2014) •https://pressfreedomfoundation.org •Secret Police Search Engine for DEA/NSA/Local PD - Target: Your Real-Time Wiretap Transcripts (2014) •Secret Law (2016) •https://www.eff.org/action
	narcotic [news] [concept]	"narcotics"	7	•Managing Pain
	various drugs 95% [news] [concept]	"drug" "drugs"	5
	various illegal drugs [news] [concept]	"drug trafficking" "controlled substances" "controlled substance"	4	•mapinc.org •drugwarfacts.org •DEA's Drugs of Abuse booklet •drugwarfacts.org/drugtest.htm
	incarceration [news] [concept]	"jail"	1	•Prison Hell in America (Stephen Lendman, Oct. 2011) •Understanding the U.S. Torture State •this is what a police state looks like •Torture and the United States •drugwarfacts.org/cms/Prisons and... •aclu.org/combating-mass-incarcer... •november.org •mapinc.org/prison.htm •hermes-press.com/prisons drugs.htm •US Official Prison Policy: Encourage Men's Rape (2014) •Profit Driven Prison Industrial Complex (2012) •The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal •Sing a Little Louder •Prison Rape Widely Ignored by Authorities •thedailysheeple.com/prisons-are-... •Push Back Against Drug War Profiteering with Jury Nullification
	school [news] [concept]	"University"	1	•ssdp.org/
	aggrandizing government aggrandizement 85% [news] [concept]	"authorities"	1	•Statism: the Most Dangerous Religion (2014 video) •What is Statism? •Conservapedia: Statism •Wikipedia: Statolatry •lewrockwell.com/2014/07/thomas-d... •Bought Priesthood •Worship of the U. S. Government (2011) •Bureaucratic Thrust •Tyranny of Experts •The Threat of Authority (2012) •The Media As Enablers of Government Lies •The Statist Mindset (Jacob Hornberger, 2011) •Thinking Critically about Experts and Authority •'Scientific' evidence for FDA-approved drugs isn't so scientific, it turns out (2014) •The Intellectual Gravy Train (2015)

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