Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles raid amid 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...

Sam Levin in Los Angeles · Wed, May 6, 2026, 5:27 PM
California | The Guardian

Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles raid amid 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.

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