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Headlines: Drakeo the Ruler’s Family Threatens to Sue Live Nation; Massive Fentanyl Bust in Merced

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— California Highway Patrol pulled over a Volkswagen in Merced last week and discovered 75 pounds of fentanyl pills or “enough fentanyl to theoretically kill 17 million people.” [SF GATE]

—Drakeo the Ruler’s family are threatening to file a wrongful death lawsuit next week against event producers Live Nation, Bobby Dee Presents, and C3 Presents, following the rapper’s assassination at the hands of scores of masked attackers at a popular music festival in December.  [DEADLINE]

—A man recalls the Taco Tuesday he spent at a bar in Downey the night a Sheriff’s Department Deputy showed the bartender grisly photos of the crash site where Kobe Bryant died. [MSN]

—Esteban Torres, the East Los Angeles-raised Chicano rights activist who went on to become an eight-term congressman, has died at 91. [DG]

—Checking in with Ukrainians in Southern California in light of impending danger of a Russia invasion. [FOX]

—A bystander was struck by a stray bullet stemming from a nearby argument in Downtown on Tuesday night. [CBS]

—Kanye West says he’ll hire homeless Angelenos to model in his next fashion show, with 100% of the proceeds going to help residents of Skid Row. [TMZ]

—Police busted an address with eleven grow rooms supporting 5,000 ganja plants in Santa Ana this week. [ABC]

—L.A.’s “rich and famous” are falling over themselves to get better security, even in gated communities. [THE WRAP]

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