The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting an anti-drug operation in MacArthur Park alongside agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
#Breaking DEA and LAPD descend on #MacArthurPark. This is an ongoing drug enforcement operation. @LAPDHQ@LAPDRampart@USAO_LosAngeles@LADAOffice@[email protected]/4Ukk5iYcQF
— DEALosAngeles (@DEALOSANGELES) June 18, 2026
AIR7 flew over the scene as dozens of law enforcement personnel were seen staged at the park, while some canvased the area. The operation began at about 9 p.m. Wednesday.
No further details were immediately known about Wednesday’s operation, including if anyone was detained or arrested.
This is part of the second of three phases, that began in May, of what authorities are calling “Free MacArthur Park,” which aims to address what the DOJ described as an open-air drug market running rampant in the park, involving massive amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine…