U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement applauding federal, state and local law enforcement officials on the arrest of the ringleader of a Gangster Disciples faction and 34 others on charges of possessing and distributing illegal drugs on Chicago's west side:
"The people of Chicago are safer today, and I applaud all those who worked to get these dangerous gang members off our streets. I worked to secure critical federal resources for the fight against gangs of national significance, and as long as these gangs continue to threaten the lives of Chicagoans, I will keep working to provide law enforcement the resources they need to defeat violent gangs like the Gangster Disciples."