Federal agents and LAPD sweep MacArthur Park in drug market operation
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · May 6
Federal agents and LAPD sweep MacArthur Park in drug market operation
8 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · May 6
The DEA-led raid hit storefronts near the Alvarado corridor in Los Angeles, with 17 arrests and 9kg of fentanyl later reported seized across linked Southern California searches.
Officers sealed off parts of the park, used loudspeakers to order compliance and deployed tactical vehicles as onlookers gathered during a nonprofit food giveaway.
The sweep follows March arrests of 18th Street gang members accused of controlling the park's drug trade, as authorities seek to reclaim the area from fentanyl and methamphetamine dealing.
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