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Headlines: $3 Million In Fentanyl-Laced Pills Seized in Huntington Park; London’s Mayor Visits Our Cannabis Operations

Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely.

—Over $3 million in pills believed to contain fentanyl were seized from a location in Huntington Park last week, leading to the arrest of two men. [CBS]

—A UCLA study found that Los Angeles has a higher rate of e-scooter injuries than the national rate. [Spectrum News 1]

—A shooting in South L.A.'s Harvard Park neighborhood last week left a 25-year-old woman and two-year-old child wounded. [CBS/YouTube]

—London Mayor Sadiq Khan was in town and checking out some of our cannabis dispensaries for a possible legalization push back home. [Metro]

—More than $18 billion has been invested in Southern California apartment purchases in the last year. [Spectrum News 1]

—Guatemalans in Los Angeles will now be able to get a national passport valid for 10 years. [NBC]

—Cannabis cartels are increasingly moving their grow operations indoors in Oregon. [LAT]

—A former employee is suing L.A. dispensary The Jungle Boys over claims of unfair and biased working conditions. [L.A. Cannabis News]

—Two maintenance workers were discovered dead inside of a Downtown apartment building after reported exposure to fentanyl. [CBS]

—A reported trash fire scorched the empty restaurant space next to Echo Park's legendary Taix restaurant early Monday morning. [The Eastsider]

—Graffiti legend CHAKA gifted Los Angeles with a big new piece over the 101 Freeway in Hollywood. [Ak_Forty_Se7en]

—A new skatepark recently broke ground in Watts. [Daily News]

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