A total of 19 Chicago-area men are facing federal or state charges after a
nearly three-year-long investigation into gang-related drug and weapon sales in
the Humboldt
Park area.
The arrests were made Tuesday
after federal charges were unsealed against some of the 19, with others facing
state charges as part of the three-year investigation by Joint Task Force on
Gangs. Many of those arrested are suspected members or associates of the
Imperial Gangsters street gang.
According to the charges, those arrested took part in ongoing
sales of cocaine and heroin, and
possessed illegal weapons, mostly on the Near Northwest Side near Humboldt Park,
from at least December 2009 until May.
In addition to the FBI, members of
the Chicago, Franklin
Park and Stirling police departments took part in the investigation, along
with the U.S. Attorney's office, the Illinois Attorney General's office, the
Cook County State's Attorney's office and others.
The investigation used
undercover and controlled purchases of illegal narcotics and firearms, along
with court authorized electronic surveillance of telephones.
More than a
kilogram of crack cocaine, 250 grams of powder cocaine and 125 grams of heroin
were recovered along with 31 firearms, about $4,000 in cash and
three vehicles.
Those arrested on federal charges have appeared in court
and are being held until their next court dates, while those facing state
charges are taking part in bond court hearings
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