Federal Authorities Arrest 18 in LA Park Drug Crackdown
Federal authorities have arrested 18 individuals in connection with alleged drug distribution activities centered around a Los Angeles park. The arrests are part of a broader crackdown on drug-related crime in the area.
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Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles park in drug crackdown
Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessness Federal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. The DoJ said it was targeting an “open-air drug market” in the park near downtown, which has long struggled with fentanyl use and overdoses and has at times had large encampments of unhoused people. Continue reading...
By Sam Levin in Los Angeles
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The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west of downtown LA where federal immigration authorities and the National Guard made a brief show of force last summer.
By The Associated Press
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