Federal Push Dismantles Open-Air Drug Market at Los Angeles' MacArthur Park
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Eighteen defendants were arrested in a federal crackdown targeting MacArthur Park's open-air drug market, with authorities charging 25 people overall in a distribution scheme tied to the 18th Street Gang and others. About 18 kilograms of fentanyl were seized at a Calabasas stash location, and several suspects remain fugitives as the operation—led by the DEA with LAPD support—seeks to reclaim the park and surrounding area from trafficking, with potential federal prison terms up to life for the key figures.
- Takedown Targets Open-Air Drug Market at L.A.’s MacArthur Park, Long an Area Run by Gang Members and Homeless Drug Users Department of Justice (.gov)
- 18 arrested, 40 pounds of fentanyl seized in massive drug raid at MacArthur Park, South LA, Calabasas, San Gabriel ABC7 Los Angeles
- Feds sweep into MacArthur Park in operation against ‘open-air drug market’ Los Angeles Times
- Feds seize $10M worth of fentanyl, arrest 18 in MacArthur Park drug raid FOX 11 Los Angeles
- Federal agents flood MacArthur Park in major fentanyl, meth crackdown KTLA
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