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29 Arrested in Chicago; Ties to Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Suspected

(CHICAGO) – JUN 21--Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Chicago Police Department officers arrested 29 alleged members of the Mickey Cobras Street Gang who are suspected of trafficking fentanyl-laced heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana in parts of Chicago’s Southside. Over 400 law enforcement officers took part in the raids that seized more than 100 kilograms of heroin, 5 firearms, four vehicles, and an undetermined amount of cash. The seized heroin is being sent to a lab to confirm if it was mixed with fentanyl. "The Mickey Cobras Street Gang had a stranglehold over the residents of the Dearborn Homes," said Timothy Ogden, Associate Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Division. "Today, we have allowed them to breath again."

“Law enforcement works best when law enforcement agencies work in a cooperative, coordinated matter. Our efforts to rid the city and suburbs of the curse of gangs, drugs and violence are – as this investigation is proving – dramatically enhanced by the synergy of the talents and resources that local and federal law enforcement can bring to the table, said Mr. Gary S. Shapiro, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.

"The Chicago Police Department’s unmatched collection and analysis of gang intelligence in combination with the experience and sophisticated tools of the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal law enforcement agencies and the formidable federal drug penalties demonstrate that we can continue to reduce the impact and dangers of gangs on everyone who must live in their midst.”

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	Plea Bargaining - a process whereby the prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate Process whereby the prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case. The court and the defendant must approve of any settlements. For example, a guilty plea may be exchanged for a lesser charge or a sentencing recommendation, or for dismissal of one or more of the charges in a multi-count information, or for dismissal of another case.