California suspect's alleged $30K meth stash busted after leaving backpack in rideshare: police

A California man's alleged cause haul was foiled aft helium accidentally near down a backpack containing a monolithic stash of suspected methamphetamine successful a rideshare vehicle, officials said successful a quality release.

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said authorities recovered astir three-quarters of a lb of suspected meth aft the rideshare operator contacted officers Sunday afternoon.

The drugs person an estimated thoroughfare worth of much than $30,000, according to attraction directory Recovered, which cites emblematic prices of up to $100 per gram.

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Authorities seized a full of 355.7 grams of suspected methamphetamine connected July 12, 2026. (San Francisco Police Department)

"A suspect's rideshare travel took an unexpected crook aft helium near down a container containing much than 300 grams of methamphetamine," SFPD said.

The incidental unfolded adjacent the Tenderloin neighborhood, 1 of San Francisco's astir notorious areas agelong plagued by open-air cause activity, homelessness and convulsive crime.

Police identified the fishy arsenic 41-year-old Sacramento nonmigratory Jessie Ottman-Comb.

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Cars and pedestrians question done San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Authorities said they rapidly located Ottman-Comb aft moving with the rideshare operator to put for the backpack to beryllium returned to its owner, yet starring officers to a motel wherever helium was staying.

During a hunt of the motel room, officers reportedly recovered 2 cellphones, 2 tablets and cause paraphernalia.

Police seized each the items, on with the suspected methamphetamine recovered successful the rideshare vehicle, arsenic evidence.

San Francisco Police recovered 355.7 grams of suspected methamphetamine. (Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images, File)

In total, authorities recovered 355.7 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

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Ottman-Comb was booked into the San Francisco County Jail connected charges including possession of methamphetamine, possession of cause paraphernalia, and proscription oregon merchantability of methamphetamine.

The probe remains active, constabulary said.