Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles raid amid drug crackdown
by Sam Levin in Los Angeles from World news | The Guardian on (#75EXB)
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.
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