Federal authorities announced Wednesday at least seven more arrests and the seizure of thousands of illegal pills at MacArthur Park amid an ongoing effort to address drug use and sales in the area.

The operation involving the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles Police Department started around 1:30 p.m., according to the DEA. The agency said three arrests were for felony narcotic sales and four were for warrants, while five people received misdemeanors for quality-of-life violations.

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More than $10,000 in cash was also seized, the DEA said.

Update from @LAPDHQ @lapdrampart Today's operation in #MacArthurPark resulted in the seizure of thousands of illegal narcotics pills, over $10,000 in cash; 3 felony narcotic sales arrests, 4 warrant arrests, 5 MISD quality of life violations in the park. @DEAHQ @USAO_LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/X0yg8sNDIY - DEALosAngeles (@DEALOSANGELES) June 11, 2026

Wednesday's action was part of the ongoing  Operation MacArthur Park,  which officials said last week was in its third phase. Last Thursday, 13 people were arrested, and six were cited in less than an hour.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the operation's first phase focused on dismantling the leadership of the 18th Street gang, while the second phase targeted drug dealers and suppliers around the park west of downtown Los Angeles.

 Phase three will be a consistent law enforcement presence in the park to enforce state law, which prohibits people from being under the influence of narcotics and possessing drugs with the intent to use them,  he said last Thursday.

In May, an operation resulted in more than a dozen arrests, including two people believed by law enforcement to be the main sources of fentanyl and methamphetamine in the park, according to the Department of Justice. Federal agents and Los Angeles police searched several locations in MacArthur Park, South LA and Calabasas as part of the narcotics investigation.

Some of the people sought had connections to street gangs with ties

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