Emanuel: Community residents must reclaim streets
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says it is up to neighborhood residents to reclaim the corners on the city’s West Side where members of two street gangs were arrested for drug trafficking.
The drug market allegedly operated by the Four Corner Hustlers was broken up as part of a city-federal investigation that resulted in the seizure of $1 million in cash, $1.5 million worth of narcotics.
The Traveling Vice Lords are accused of raking in $7,000 a day by operating a drug market within 1,000 feet of a school.
Authorities said Monday the police action led to the arrest of 45 gang members.
Emanuel said Monday the gang takedowns were an “opportunity” for the community to flex its muscle and take a stand against the gangs killing Chicago’s children.
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