Federal Authorities Arrest 18 for Alleged Drug Distribution Around Los Angeles Park

Federal Authorities Arrest 18 for Alleged Drug Distribution Around Los Angeles Park
A man rests in the shade during a hot day at MacArthur Park, on March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. Ryan Sun/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine around a Los Angeles park.

The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west of downtown LA where federal immigration authorities and the National Guard made a brief but mighty show of force last summer.