LOS ANGELES—A two-year investigation into narcotics dealing in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles has resulted in 50 arrests and the seizure of various quantities of drugs, including more than 46,000 fentanyl pills, authorities said Dec. 3.
The multi-agency operation—including personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—targeted those responsible for “sales and distribution of narcotics in the Skid Row area, primarily to the homeless population,” the LAPD reported.