Overview
- Deputies carried out the late‑Friday operation in the Rainbow District in response to reports of pickpocketing, narcotics sales and other criminal activity, including by unpermitted street vendors.
- West Hollywood Station personnel assisted the department’s narcotics bureau in a pre‑planned enforcement effort.
- Social media videos showing unmarked vehicles and detentions near The Abbey prompted widespread but incorrect claims of an immigration raid.
- Sheriff’s officials stated that federal agents were not present and that the activity was conducted by local law enforcement.
- News outlets report 13 arrests, with some accounts citing at least 14, including staff and patrons, and authorities have not released identities or detailed charges as the case proceeds.