The Brief
- Federal officials announced the arrest of 18 people who were targeted in a multi-agency drug investigation.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office described two of the suspects as some of the main suppliers to MacArthur Park.
- Law enforcement reported finding 40 pounds of methamphetamine in one home alone.
LOS ANGELES – Two people suspected of being the main suppliers of the fentanyl and methamphetamine plaguing MacArthur Park landed behind bars Wednesday as federal officials rounded up more than a dozen individuals linked to an open-air drug market there.
Eighteen of the 25 people facing a federal drug trafficking charge as part of the investigation were rounded up in the sweep, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced. Seven others remain on the run and are considered fugitives.
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