CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Chicago Police recovered guns and drugs as the result of a lengthy investigation.
Police said the department’s Gang Investigation Division recovered 17 firearms and more than 3 kilograms of fentanyl-laced heroin. The drugs have a value of nearly $500,000, according to police.
The CPD said this was part of the year-long operation dubbed “Operation Brick James.”
The unit targeted three street gangs in 10th, 11th and 25th Districts on the West Side. Eleven people were arrested and charged, police said.
No other details were released.
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