Contractors detained in sting

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LAPD Officer Luis Muro, left, speaks with Lydia Patron, an investigator with the Contractors State License Board, during the sting operation in Van Nuys.

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( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )

LAPD Officer Luis Muro, left, speaks with Lydia Patron, an investigator with the Contractors State License Board, during the sting operation in Van Nuys.

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