LOS ANGELES—A two-year investigation into narcotics dealing in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles has resulted in 50 arrests and the seizure of various quantities of drugs, including more than 46,000 fentanyl pills, authorities said Dec. 3. The multi-agency operation—including personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—targeted those responsible for “sales and distribution of narcotics in the Skid Row area, primarily to the homeless population,” the LAPD reported. “Many of the individuals living in the Skid Row area are also narcotics users,” according to an LAPD statement. “The street dealers prey on the homeless when they received their public assistance at the beginning of the month. It is well known that gang members and associates from areas throughout Los Angeles County have traditionally controlled narcotics sales in the Skid Row area.” To date, authorities have seized five kilograms of cocaine, 857 pounds of methamphetamine, five pounds of heroin, one kilogram of fentanyl, more than 46,000 …