Fentanyl Bust: LA Apartment Stash Found with Drugs & Weapons

FBI sting operation at Olympic + Hillside skyscraper apartment revealed a major fentanyl operation. Nearly 94 lbs of fentanyl pills/powder, heroin, meth, lab equipment, and firearms were seized. Two suspects arrested.

The Sting Operation Details

Working with the FBI, the criminal snitch set up to buy 500,000 M30 fentanyl tablets from Angelito and Gonzalez for $125,000, with the offer established for August 21 at their house situated on the 45th flooring at 230 W. Olympic Blvd, a skyscraper apartment building known as Olympic + Hillside.

Seized Illicit Substances and Equipment

In the breast, the feds located virtually 94 pounds of fentanyl pills and powder, more than 2 pounds of heroin, practically 16 extra pounds of drug, and lab devices such as beakers, mixers, stirrers, and lanterns, and a hydraulic press.

Suspects’ Court Appearances

Angelito and Gonzalez both made their first appearances the other day at the USA District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Judge Karen Stevenson ordered Angelito restrained and purchased Gonzalez launched on $15,000 bond.

The Stash House Explained

“This is the stash residence. They have actually obtained everything up there,” the friend claimed on the call. “They do not like to let too many individuals up there. If someone robs that s– t or something they’ll know who to blame it on.”

Additional Weapons and Exotic Find

They likewise uncovered an AR-15 rifle with ammo located in a corridor storage room, a gold-plated Desert Eagle.50-caliber pistol with ammo put on the cooking area counter, a cops radio,– and a tiny alligator maintained inside a glass storage tank, which united state Fish and Wildlife Service representatives took.