MACARTHUR PARK IS MELTING –
June 17, 2026 – Roughly 100 agents and police officers stormed the park Wednesday in the third such sweep since the operation began earlier this month, targeting stupefied users openly smoking fentanyl at the park’s the litter-strewn corners. The nighttime sweep was part of an ongoing effort to maintain pressure on dealers and users. “We want the criminals to know that it doesn’t matter when you go, we can show up and we can control the park whenever need be,” Chrysanthis said. This is the commitment that we’ve promised to the people of LA,” he added.
Chrysanthis said latest push is meant to target users themselves, after successful raids took out narco-gang leadership and major suppliers of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
When Operation Free MacArthur Park began with an initial sweep on June 4, police made 13 arrests and issued six citations in less than an hour.
