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News & Politics, Feature May 27, 2014
The drug warrior

In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, Al Capone, Anthony Zizzo, Austin, Barack Obama, Beth Jantz, Bradley University, Breaking Bad, Brothers, cannabis, careers, Chapo Guzman, Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Tribune, cocaine, Colombia, CPD, crime, DEA, Department of Justice, drug arrests, drug cartels, drug dealers, Drug Enforcement Administration, drug trade, drugs, DuPage County, El Chapo, El Paso, El Paso Times, Eric Holder, Florida, gangs, Gangster Disciples, guns, heroin, heroin overdoses, Jack Riley, Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, Juarez, Little Wolf, Mariano Lettieri, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Mazatlán, Mexico, Mexico, Miami Vice, murder, Nedrick Miller, neighborhoods, New Mexico, Notre Dame University, organized crime, Peter Bensinger, prisons, regulations, Robert Berlin, Ronald Reagan, Saint Louis, Sinaloa cartel, Texas, The Outfit, Top Cap, United States-Mexico border, University of Illinois Springfield, Vice Lords, Vine Gilligan, violence, war on drugs, Washington Pines, William Maloney, Willie Lloyd

Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2014
Amid calls for drug policy reforms, Chicago-to-Iowa heroin dealer gets stiff sentence

New sentencing guidelines from the Obama administration didn't help former Chicagoan Dwayne Appling.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, Politics, News, Eric Holder, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate, Judiciary Committee, Smarter Sentencing Act, sentencing, federal court, heroin, drugs, heroin distribution, Waterloo, Iowa, Iowa, Lisa Williams, heroin overdoses, drug trade, drug dealers, Dwayne Appling, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Vermont, Missouri, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Lawrence Johnson, drug conspiracy, drug distribution, prison, federal prison, U.S. attorney's office, west side, drug users, Donald Linder

News & Politics, Feature Dec 18, 2013
The Chicago connection

How heroin—and dealers—moved from the city to eastern Iowa
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, heroin, drugs, heroin distribution, Waterloo, Iowa, Iowa, Lisa Williams, heroin overdoses, drug trade, drug dealers, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dwayne Appling, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Burlington, Vermont, Steubenville, Ohio, Jefferson City, Missouri, David Dostal, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, unemployment, jobs, Connie Johnson, Lusta Johnson, Lawrence Johnson, Arthur Scott, guns, drug conspiracy, drug distribution, prison, federal prison, U.S. attorney's office, west side, drug users

News & Politics, Feature Dec 4, 2013
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Heroin, LLC

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, Four Corner Hustlers, gangs, West Humboldt Park, New Breeds, heroin, cocaine, drugs, federal prisons, Antonio Johnson, Ray Longstreet, CPD, Chicago Police Department, federal investigations, drug arrests, drug dealing, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Roosevelt University, heroin overdoses, Derek Thomas, business, Cornel Dawson, Black Souls, management, marketing, drug trade, Mike Jones, Michael Jones, unemployment, K-Town, Lawndale, CTA Blue Line, I-290, heroin buyers, heroin users, violence, undercover officers, prison, neighborhoods, Aaron Clayton, West Side, Audio

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The drug warrior

In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.

Amid calls for drug policy reforms, Chicago-to-Iowa heroin dealer gets stiff sentence

New sentencing guidelines from the Obama administration didn't help former Chicagoan Dwayne Appling.

The Chicago connection

How heroin—and dealers—moved from the city to eastern Iowa

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The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.

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The drug warrior

In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.

Amid calls for drug policy reforms, Chicago-to-Iowa heroin dealer gets stiff sentence

New sentencing guidelines from the Obama administration didn't help former Chicagoan Dwayne Appling.

The Chicago connection

How heroin—and dealers—moved from the city to eastern Iowa

Audio Heroin, LLC

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.

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Audio
Heroin, LLC