{"id":13471,"date":"2015-07-08T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T19:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13471"},"modified":"2015-07-08T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T00:31:01","slug":"chicago-boys-heroin-trafficking-investigation-results-in-16-convictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13471","title":{"rendered":"“Chicago Boys” Heroin-Trafficking Investigation Results in 16 Convictions (News Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

STEUBENVILLE, OHIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A investigation, dubbed \u201cChicago Boys\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0because of the ties between the drug traffickers in the Steubenville area and suppliers and traffickers from the Greater Chicago area, led to the conviction of 16 defendants on federal and state charges related to narcotics trafficking and evidence tampering, officials stated.<\/p>\n

The investigation netted more than $30,000 and 10 firearms, officials said.<\/p>\n

Leaders of the drug organization admitted to distributing as much as 66 pounds of heroin in the Steubenville area during an approximate two year period, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeroin is impacting the lives of Americans in every state, in every region, and from every background and walk of life,\u201d U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart<\/strong> said. \u201cThe Steubenville area is no exception to this, which is why cooperative law enforcement efforts such as this one are so needed. The coordination represented by this effort illustrates a serious law enforcement commitment to loosening the grip that heroin has on our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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