“MacArthur Park belongs to the people of Los Angeles again!”
Those were the words Wednesday afternoon of U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony Chrysanthis, after two separate raids on alleged drug dealers in the area, as part of “Operation Free MacArthur Park.”
The California Post has reported on the crime, drugs, and decay inonce-proud MacArthur Parkfor months.
We showed how dangerous it is now thescourge of fentanylhas turned an iconic monument into a national disgrace.
We, and our readers, demanded action.And the FBI, DEA, and LAPD have delivered.
On Wednesday morning, The Post observed as two dozen officers from the DEA conducted a surprise raid in on an alleged stash house in south LA, arresting suspected gang members and drug dealers.
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The suspects allegedly tried, without much success, to flush baggies of fentanyl down the toilet to hide the evidence.
According to federal officials, the raid targeted alleged narco queen Mallaly Moreno-Lopez and her partner, Tafur Jackson-Lora. Other houses, including a mansion in the posh enclave of Calabasas, were also raided.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said that the operation targeted the mid-level distributors who have supplied fentanyl to the park, which has become a major open-air drug den in downtown LA.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
