San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Eduen Martinez-Barela (23), also known as “Blaze”, has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with narcotics trafficking in the Tenderloin. Mr. Martinez-Barela was arraigned on May 21, 2025, and pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied all allegations.
Mr. Martinez-Barela is charged with 17 felony narcotics trafficking-related counts. He is charged with two counts of possession for sale of fentanyl (H&S 11351), two counts of possession for sale of methamphetamine (H&S 11378), two counts of possession for sale of cocaine base (H&S 11351.5(a)), two counts of transportation for sale of a controlled substance (H&S 11379(a)), three counts of using a minor to sell or carry a narcotic (H&S 11353) and six counts of sale and giving away controlled substances (H&S 11352(a)).
The criminal complaint also includes numerous allegations including that he possessed a substance containing more than one ounce of fentanyl (H&S 11370(c)(1)(A) and more than 100 grams of fentanyl (H&S 11370.4(c)(1)(D)).
According to court documents Mr. Martinez-Barela was the subject of a month-long investigation by the San Francisco Police. Allegedly, Mr. Martinez-Barela sold drugs to undercover officers on four occasions at locations in the Tenderloin and near Jefferson Square Park. He was arrested by San Francisco Police on May 15, 2025, near Golden Gate Avenue and Laguna Street where he allegedly sold an undercover officer one gram of suspected fentanyl for $30.00. The police searched Mr. Martinez-Barela and found almost 50 grams of suspected fentanyl, over 30 grams of methamphetamine, over 18 grams of cocaine and and additional $109.00 on his person.
Mr. Martinez-Barela was also the subject of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) narcotics arrest on March 31, 2025. At approximately 8:50 p.m CHP conducted a traffic enforcement stop of a vehicle and while issuing a citation learned that neither the driver nor any of the other occupants had a driver’s license. CHP asked for the keys to the vehicle and removed the occupants from the vehicle. CHP then brought over a canine unit trained to detect illegal narcotics, and the dog hit on the right rear door seam of the vehicle. CHP searched the vehicle and found a bag of suspected narcotics underneath the bench seat area where a juvenile had been seated. The bag contained 265.5 grams of suspected fentanyl, 103 grams of methamphetamine and 31.7 grams of cocaine base. CHP also located 15.3 grams of suspected fentanyl and $500.00 cash behind a screen mounted on the vehicle’s dashboard. In addition, CHP located a scale and some suspected Xanax pills where the minor had been seated and packaging materials in the driver’s pant pocket. Lastly, CHP also located two Narcan sprays in the trunk of the vehicle.
Mr. Martinez-Barela was released by a judge pre-arraignment and appeared for arraignment out of custody. The District Attorney’s Office moved to have Mr. Martinez-Barela remanded into custody and detained pending trial because of the public safety risk he poses. The judge at arraignment set bail without prejudice in the amount of $170,000. He is currently in custody. Mr. Martinez-Barela’s next court date is May 27, 2025, for a bail review hearing.
Although charges have been filed, this remains an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.
Court Number: 25010549
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