MASSIVE federal operation under way to CRUSH cartel's 'notorious open-air drug market' in Los Angeles
Officials said they were 'cleaning up the community' ahead of the World Cup and Olympics.
A massive operation targeting the "notorious open-air drug market" in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles began Wednesday, according to a Justice Dept. statement.
Details of "Operation Free MacArthur Park" were posted on social media by Bill Essayli, the first assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California.
At least 19 kilograms of fentanyl and 17 arrests were initially reported in the operation targeting the 'notorious open-air drug market.'
"We are going after street dealers and suppliers of massive amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine," he wrote. "Over the last 24 hours, federal and local law enforcement have started arresting 25 defendants charged in a federal criminal complaint with possessing and distributing dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl and methamphetamine."
At least 19 kilograms of fentanyl and 17 arrests were initially reported in the operation targeting the "notorious open-air drug market" as described by Essayli.
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