THANK YOU to the Folsom Police Department for coordinating Operation Folsom Blues 2.0 last Thursday and Friday. This operation targeted fentanyl and narcotic dealers using online platforms. Our office, alongside undercover officers, made successful arrests across Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, and Yolo counties. Over 200 LEOs came together to raise awareness about the dangers of selling illicit narcotics, particularly fentanyl. Special thanks to our El Dorado County District Attorney Investigators Jim Applegate, Simon Brown and Monty Maxwell, Crime Analyst Sandra Rivas, and Deputy District Attorney Matt Gallagher for their dedication to this effort. Together, we’re making our communities safer!
Folsom Police Double Down On Fentanyl Fight With Operation Folsom Blues 2.0
Video press release: https://youtu.be/1y-u80c3iLY?si=zs-cDaqwcXmKHX_V
In November of 2024, The Folsom Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) led Operation Folsom Blues, which targeted street-level drug dealers utilizing online marketplaces and social media applications. The operation yielded 15 arrests and enough Fentanyl taken off the streets to kill the entire population of Folsom two times over. The original Folsom Blues hosted 12 agencies, both state and federal, throughout Sacramento and neighboring counties. In 2025, SIU Detectives were determined to continue their efforts.
On Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, the Folsom Police Department led a similar multi-agency operation in conjunction with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, Placer County District Attorney’s Office, Yolo County District Attorney, El Dorado County District Attorney, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Citrus Heights PD, Rancho Cordova PD, Elk Grove Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team – Trident, City of Roseville, California Police Department, Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, West Sacramento Police Department, Woodland Police Department, City of Davis Police Department, Yuba County Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento County Probation Department, Sacramento County Parole, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Highway Patrol, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General
Operation Folsom Blues 2.0 led to 51 Felony arrests, 38 Misdemeanor/other arrests, and seizures including more than 1,000 Fentanyl pills, over 1,000 various other illicit pills (Alprazolam, Adderall, Ecstasy, Hydrocodone etc.), more than 10 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately eight ounces of powder Fentanyl, nearly nine ounces of cocaine, almost five ounces of heroin and numerous prepackaged street-level sales quantities of other illicit drugs like hallucinogens and cannabis. During Operation Folsom Blues 2.0, Detectives and participating officers served 10 search warrants, towed 10 vehicles, conducted 18 probation or parole searches, seized approximately $25,000.00 worth of suspected drug sales proceeds, and took 25 illegally possessed firearms off the streets.
Of the 51 Felony arrests, 27 individuals communicated with Undercover Detectives on various online marketplaces and social media platforms to arrange drug deals. Each of those individuals were met with a law enforcement presence at the agreed upon transaction and booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail on related charges.
It takes only a few granules of fentanyl, weighing only 2 to 3 milligrams, to have lethal consequences for an average person. A 2023 DEA laboratory study found that 7 out of every 10 fentanyl pills confiscated contained a deadly amount of fentanyl. The Centers for Disease (CDC) estimated that in 2023, more than 112,000 Americans lost their lives as a result of drug poisoning, over 400 of those deaths were in Sacramento County.
With each contact during Folsom Blues 2.0, arrestees were formally admonished with Alexandra’s Law. The language, taken directly from Senate Bill 350, puts drug dealers on notice that it is extremely dangerous to human life to manufacture or distribute real or counterfeit controlled substances. If you do so, and a person dies as a result of that action, you can be charged with voluntary manslaughter or murder.
Between 2023 and 2025, the Folsom Police Department has investigated numerous drug related overdoses. Many of those investigations have resulted in homicide charges being brought against drug dealers.
We extend our gratitude to the many agencies involved, as well as the Folsom Police Foundation for their generous support throughout the operation.
Our SIU Detectives are committed to keeping the Folsom community safe from narcotics and the inherent dangers associated with drug sales. If you believe there is illegal drug activity in your neighborhood and would like to provide that information to us, please submit your tips on our tip line at (916) 930-1098.