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Golden gun, 42kg of fentanyl and an alligator in a tiny tank found in luxury LA apartment

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Chapman, B. (2026, September 15). Golden gun, 42kg of fentanyl and an alligator in a tiny tank found in luxury LA apartment. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/15/us-news/golden-gun-42kg-of-fentanyl-and-an-alligator-in-a-tiny-tank-found-in-luxury-la-apartment/

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FBI agents raided a luxury apartment in downtown Los Angeles, seizing nearly 42 kilograms of fentanyl, almost 16 pounds of cocaine, drug-making equipment, an alligator, and several firearms from Marvin Angelito and Susan Gonzalez. The couple are charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; the raid was orchestrated after a criminal informant arranged a deal with them for the sale of 500,000 M30 fentanyl pills. During the operation on August 21, law enforcement confiscated over 94 pounds of fentanyl and other drugs from their apartment located on the 45th floor at 230 W. Olympic Blvd.
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On Thursday, FBI agents raided a luxury apartment in downtown Los Angeles located on the 45th floor at 230 W. Olympic Blvd, seizing nearly 94 pounds of fentanyl and almost 16 pounds of cocaine from Marvin Angelito, 27, and Susan Gonzalez, 26. The raid also uncovered an AR-15 rifle with ammunition in a hallway closet, a gold-plated Desert Eagle .50-caliber pistol on the kitchen counter, drug-making tools, and even a small alligator inside a glass tank. Both Angelito and Gonzalez were arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The raid was orchestrated using an informant who arranged a drug deal for $125,000 worth of 500,000 M30 fentanyl pills, set for August 21. This high-rise apartment was reportedly used as a stash house for trafficked drugs and attracted smaller dealers seeking to obtain the illicit substances from Angelito and Gonzalez.

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Angelito PERSON · 9× Gonzalez PERSON · 7× FBI ORG · 4× Los Angeles GPE · 2× Karen Stevenson PERSON · 1× Marvin Angelito PERSON · 1× Susan Gonzalez PERSON · 1× The California Post App ORG · 1× U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ORG · 1× the United States District Court ORG · 1×

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They also discovered an AR-15 rifle with ammunition located in a hallway closet, a gold-plated Desert Eagle .50-caliber pistol with ammunition placed on the kitchen counter, a police radio, — and a small alligator kept inside a glass tank, which U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents seized.
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FBI agents found an alligator and a gold-plated gun in a wild bust at a luxury downtown Los Angeles apartment that was allegedly used as a fentanyl “stash house.” uncertain
that → find → house
Marvin Angelito, 27, and Susan Gonzalez, 26, were arrested in the federal raid Thursday allegedly with 94 pounds of fentanyl, nearly 16 pounds of cocaine, drug-making tools, plus the gator and some guns. uncertain
Angelito → arrest → cocaine
They are each charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. asserted
They → charge → fentanyl
Investigators say the luxe apartment was a known drug trafficking location, drawing lesser dealers who sought to score fentanyl and cocaine from the high-flying dealer couple. asserted
who → say → couple
The FBI got their chance at busting Angelito and Gonzalez when agents investigating them over the summer flipped a criminal informant facing federal drug charges of their own against the duo. asserted
agents → get → duo
Working with the FBI, the criminal snitch arranged to buy 500,000 M30 fentanyl pills from Angelito and Gonzalez for $125,000, with the deal set for August 21 at their apartment located on the 45th floor at 230 W. Olympic Blvd, a high-rise apartment building known as Olympic + Hill. asserted
deal → work → Hill
A “show and tell” video call was arranged, with Angelito displaying the drugs for the buyer, and a friend of Angelito appearing on the call and talking about how big-time the pair were. asserted
pair → show → call
This place is “official,” the friend said on the call, adding that there is some “cartel s—t over here.” “This is the stash house. asserted
This → say → call
They’ve got everything up there,” the friend said on the call. asserted
friend → get → call
“They don’t like to let too many people up there. asserted
They → like → people
If somebody robs that s—t or something they’ll know who to blame it on. asserted
they → rob → it
“Now you know this s—t is for real,” the friend added. asserted
friend → know → ?
The deal went down as planned, with the feds confiscating the drugs. asserted
feds → go → drugs
A few weeks later, the FBI executed a search warrant at Angelito and Gonzalez’s apartment and took them into custody. asserted
FBI → execute → custody
In the bust, the feds found nearly 94 pounds of fentanyl pills and powder, more than two pounds of heroin, almost 16 pounds of cocaine, and laboratory equipment such as beakers, mixers, stirrers, and torches, and a hydraulic press. asserted
feds → find → beakers
They also discovered an AR-15 rifle with ammunition located in a hallway closet, a gold-plated Desert Eagle .50-caliber pistol with ammunition placed on the kitchen counter, a police radio, — and a small alligator kept inside a glass tank, which U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents seized. asserted
agents → discover → which
The upscale trap house shared by Angelito and Gonzalez came with a slew of amenities, including a pool, panoramic views, fancy common spaces, a posh gaming room and more. asserted
house → share → pool
Angelito and Gonzalez both made their initial appearances yesterday at the United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles. asserted
Angelito → make → Angeles
Judge Karen Stevenson ordered Angelito detained and ordered Gonzalez released on $15,000 bond. asserted
Gonzalez → order → bond
Angelito’s arraignment is scheduled for October 2, and Gonzalez’s arraignment is scheduled for October 9. asserted
arraignment → schedule → October
No pleas were taken on Monday. asserted
pleas → take → Monday
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