What the case against Vicente Zambada reveals about the federal government’s efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers.
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In some ways, the 2014 primaries brought out the best in Illinois politics
Highlights of the 2014 primary elections
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When news of El Chapo Guzmán’s capture reached a federal prison
The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won’t stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin
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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.
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The Chicago connection
How heroin—and dealers—moved from Chicago to eastern Iowa
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The Chicago cocaine kingpin who was a federal informant
Why did the DEA look the other way while two brothers imported as much as eight tons of cocaine into the city?