Feds Strike MacArthur Park Drug Market in Major Sweep
TL;DR
Federal agents and LAPD arrested 18 people and charged 25 defendants with federal drug-distribution offenses in a crackdown dubbed Operation Free MacArthur Park, targeting an open-air drug market along the Alvarado corridor by MacArthur Park. Authorities say fentanyl and methamphetamine were supplied by a network tied to the 18th Street Gang, with six warrants served at storefronts as officers cleared the area; seven fugitives remain at large as the operation aims to reclaim the park for residents.
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- Feds sweep into MacArthur Park in operation against ‘open-air drug market’ Los Angeles Times
- 18 arrested, 40 pounds of fentanyl seized in massive drug raid at MacArthur Park, South LA, Calabasas, San Gabriel ABC7 Los Angeles
- Feds seize $10M worth of fentanyl, arrest 18 in MacArthur Park drug raid FOX 11 Los Angeles
- At least 18 arrested in MacArthur Park area drug trafficking investigation NBC Los Angeles
- Federal agents flood MacArthur Park in major fentanyl, meth crackdown KTLA
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