The Los Angeles Police Department on Friday announced that it has made 50 arrests with 16 additional arrests pending after its two-year investigation into narcotics sold on the city's notorious skid row in downtown L.A.
The investigation focused mostly on drug sales to the area's large and vulnerable homeless population — particularly dealers who prey on homeless individuals after they receive public assistance payments at the beginning of each month.
Clients bring old needles to exchange for new needles at the front door of the Center for Harm Reduction in Skid Row in September of 2021. . "This investigation showed us there are people living in the suburbs, some with violent criminal histories, who wake up every day and make the conscious decision to commute to the Downtown area and sell dangerous and highly addictive drugs on the streets," Drug Enforcement Agency L.A. Field Division Special Agent in Charge Bill Bodner said in a Friday statement.He continued:"Their target customers in many cases are people experiencing homelessness.
A person pushes a cart of their belongings through a homeless encampment on Skid Row Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The police department seized 5 kilograms of cocaine, 857 pounds of methamphetamine, 5 pounds of heroin, 1 kilogram of fentanyl, more than 46,000 fentanyl pills, six firearms and approximately $250,000 in cash from narcotics sales.So far, a total of 50 individuals have been arrested as a result of the investigation, and 16 additional arrests are pending. Defendants could face up to 10 years in prison if they are convicted of serious charges, police said.
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