Chicago police officials said today that they have arrested 39 people and
confiscated several guns, drugs and vehicles as they "dismantled" drug
operations that accounted for millions of dollars in yearly drug sales on the
South and West sides.
Police made the announcement today while touting the results of several
narcotics division investigations that targeted operations in the Wentworth and
the Chicago Lawn districts on the South Side and in the Grand Central district
on the city's west side.
The latest police actions are continuation of arrests that took place last
week. Nearly 90 people have been arrested as part of the combined
operations.
"The relationship between gangs, drugs, and violence is longstanding," said
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy. "Only a collaborative,
comprehensive, and unrelenting approach will diminish it, as we are seeing in
our strategies to target drug markets devastating communities affected by gang
violence."
In the Wentworth district, officers "dismantled" a drug operation that yearly
sold more than $2.3 million worth of heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis. Police targeted the area along 43rd Street between Michigan and Calumet
avenues which were frequented by street gangs.
Using surveillance and covert narcotics purchases, police targeted 23 people
in the enterprise and arrested 20 for drug-related offenses
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