Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles park in drug crackdown
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- Mac Arthur Park in Los Angeles, California, after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to drugs, on 6 May.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleFederal 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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Mac Arthur Park in Los Angeles, California, after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to drugs, on 6 May. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APView image in fullscreen Mac Arthur Park in Los Angeles, California, after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to drugs, on 6 May. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APLos Angeles Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles park in drug crackdown Justice department targets Mac Arthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessness
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleFederal 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.