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29 Arrested in Chicago; Ties to Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Suspected
DEA Task Force nabs alleged members of the Mickey Cobras Street Gang

DEA agents and Chicago police officers place one of the suspected gang members in custody.

(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."

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