Bass-Funded NGO Employee Busted for Distributing Fentanyl
An employee of a taxpayer-funded NGO in Los Angeles has been arrested for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Christopher Barret Johnson, who works for People Assisting the Homeless, was found with a significant amount of illegal drugs during a traffic stop. His arrest coincided with a federal raid in the area targeting drug trafficking operations.
- ▪Christopher Barret Johnson was arrested on May 5 after law enforcement found methamphetamine in his car.
- ▪Authorities seized at least 142 grams of fentanyl and nearly 46 grams of methamphetamine from Johnson.
- ▪Johnson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 40 years if convicted.
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Bass-Funded NGO Employee Busted for Distributing Fentanyl Catherine Salgado | 7:30 PM on May 21, 2026 AP Photo/Richard Vogel What’s a taxpayer-funded drug needle and syringe without the deadly drugs to go with it?Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, provided another update on federal enforcement operations in the area of MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, which is a hotspot of cartel crime and illegal drug use. The latest update is that one of the nonprofit employees who receives taxpayer money from the Los Angeles government in order to hand out needles and syringes — thereby, of course, fueling the crisis — also had a significant amount of illegal methamphetamine and fentanyl he was planning to distribute.
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