{"id":1922073,"date":"2026-05-07T00:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1922073"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:57:11","slug":"dr-oz-joins-feds-lapd-in-raid-on-open-air-drug-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1922073","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oz Joins Feds, LAPD In Raid on &#8216;Open-Air Drug Market&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/16by9\/2026\/05\/07\/533b2c36422040389e6b8486080c2a52_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Dr. Oz Joins Feds, LAPD In Raid on &#8216;Open-Air Drug Market&#8217;<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Dr. Oz<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cheers On Feds, Cops In Drug Raid<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T17:57:11-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:57 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-bf5d933ea38729a0cb4ef4b5f640449d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260507_533b2c36422040389e6b8486080c2a52\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5ca4748b-fb7e-40d3-95a3-e8927a672bbb\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/4by3\/2026\/05\/07\/533b2c36422040389e6b8486080c2a52_md.jpg\" alt=\"main dr oz dea lapd getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-76bfeabc931947eceb84256fcbca62b5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dr-oz\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Dr. Oz<\/strong><\/a> had a front row seat as federal agents from the DEA and LAPD officers busted a bunch of alleged drug dealers in an &#8220;open-air drug market&#8221; in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-17b6355779dd3be71f98d8625167807c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Oz, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s Administrator for the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, cheered on as agents rounded up over 25 suspected drug dealers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f7f377fab5bbf6169b9fb1a0f3ab5c84\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The massive bust went down Wednesday in L.A.&#8217;s MacArthur Park neighborhood.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c45cfdf094353b23d1deb552c0d3fd97\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-c45cfdf094353b23d1deb552c0d3fd97-781606261-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItsAndyMac_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by ItsAndyMac_<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db699cbf93ba8ebd2fbc1fc12a773d87\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Dr. Oz told reporters &#8230; &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing more important to me right now than restoring sanctity to the system, program integrity, which means trusting that our tax dollars are being used appropriately to help our fellow man. California should be proud of Los Angeles, they shouldn\u2019t have to hide what\u2019s happening in MacArthur Park.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4808048dbfd8d55038bfba71b363acf1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The Justice Department shared footage from the raid on social media and added, &#8220;These defendants and anyone who helps spread the scourge of drugs in America will face the full force of federal law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-36420f977fe4a842be4339eb4db117c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0152198b-6b8e-4525-85bb-bd990b5a9f53-1000572730-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/30\/16by9\/2026\/05\/07\/30faf2ce635b4bb481b2afc8ae5fd553_md.png\" alt=\"050626_drug_trade_feds_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-0152198b-6b8e-4525-85bb-bd990b5a9f53-1000572730-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">FEDERAL CRACKDOWN<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/federal-drug-trade-crackdown-los-angeles-05-06-2026\/\">Video: DEA Cracks Down on Alleged Dealers in L.A. 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