Fentanyl seizures prompt CHP drug crackdown in San Francisco.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has been criticized for using traffic stops to investigate motorists for more serious crimes, such as drug offenses, in San Francisco. Critics argue that the practice, which the city is moving away from, leads to racial profiling and does not solve the drug crisis. However, the CHP's efforts have resulted in more drug arrests, with 12 narcotics arrests presented to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office in May. The CHP claims that its patrols are not practicing pretextual stops, but rather making traffic stops when there is reasonable suspicion or probable cause of a traffic violation.