Bellflower Council OKs Street Barrier to Curb Drug Trafficking
The City Council has approved installing a temporary traffic barrier in an effort to curb drug trafficking in a Bellflower neighborhood.
The council voted unanimously to place orange traffic cones at the intersection of Eucalyptus Avenue and Alondra Boulevard to prevent cars traveling on Alondra from turning south at Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus south of Alondra will still be accessible from Flora Vista Street.
Although neighbors have said they would like to see the street barricaded completely, Mayor John Ansdell said merchants in a nearby shopping center would suffer if the street were closed.
Residents have argued that anyone who breaks the law to sell drugs would not be afraid to drive through the barrier on Eucalyptus.
Ansdell said Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies will strictly enforce the new traffic regulation.
“This is just a temporary measure to see if we can stop the drug trafficking,” Ansdell said. “It’s a start.”
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