Authorities Arrest

• Ministerie van Justitie richt zich op MacArthur Park, dat al lange tijd kampt met fentanylgebruik, overdoses en dakloosheid • Federale autoriteiten hebben 18 personen gearresteerd in Los Angeles tijdens een crackdown op drugs in MacArthur Park, kondigde het Department of Justice woensdag aan. • Het DoJ verklaarde zich te richten op een "openlucht drugmarkt" in het park nabij het centrum, dat al lange tijd worstelt met fentanylgebruik en overdoses en waar zich tijdelijk grote kampen van daklozen bevonden. Lees verder...

Man from North Carolina arrested at Florida hotel with a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammo, authorities saySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAuthorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.The event was not named, but the New Orleans jazz and heritage festival, commonly known as JazzFest, runs from Thursday through 3 May. The gathering celebrates Louisiana’s music, food and culture, and attracted about 460,000 people last year, organizers said. Continue reading...

State department said niece and grandniece of Qassem Soleimani, killed in 2020 US drone strike, celebrated attacks against US soldiersUS federal agents have arrested the niece and grandniece of the late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after the Trump administration’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, revoked their lawful permanent resident status, officials said on Saturday.“Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” or ICE, the state department said in a statement. Continue reading...