LAPD and DEA arrest more than a dozen in MacArthur Park drug crackdown

Law enforcement arrested 13 people for drug-related offenses, including being under the influence of narcotics and lesser offenses, during a DEA and LAPD sweep at MacArthur Park.
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LAPD Assisting Federal Agents in Massive Drug Enforcement Effort Around MacArthur Park

Federal officials announce expanded MacArthur Park enforcement as concerns over gangs, drugs and public safety grow.

Drug-addled zombies rushed by cops in sweeping blitz of LA’s notorious MacArthur Park

Crowds of onlookers cheered as police and federal agents swarmed downtown Los Angeles’s notorious MacArthur Park Thursday to bust addicts who flock to the open-air drug market to use in broad daylight.

'We mean business.' LAPD and feds raid MacArthur Park in latest push to reclaim fentanyl hub

On Thursday afternoon, a swarm of federal agents and Los Angeles police officers descended on MacArthur Park with military vehicles and a loudspeaker warning that those using narcotics would be subject to search and detention.

Feds seize mountain of fentanyl from 'open-air drug market' in massive crackdown targeting gang crews

A sweeping federal sting dubbed Operation Free MacArthur Park resulted in 18 arrests and $10 million worth of fentanyl seized in Los Angeles.