Four Los Angeles County men were arrested on suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl powder and fake fentanyl pills, which authorities say were kept at a safehouse in Compton, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The men, 27-year-old Jesse Lopez-Martinez of Long Beach, 32-year-old Carlos Mendoza Jr. of Compton, 25-year-old Hector Merced Parra Jr. of South Gate and 28-year-old Juan Francisco Felix Salazar of Whittier, were named in a federal indictment, authorities said Monday.

The men used Snapchat and FaceTime to discuss drug activities in coded terms with a buyer, who was actually a confidential informant, and conducted some “drug activities,” including giving drugs to the informant, at a restaurant in Paramount, according to the indictment.

During the

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