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Police Charge 15 After West Side Drug Bust

By DNAinfo Staff on March 20, 2013 7:45pm

 Police charged 15 people after a West Side drug bust, officials said Wednesday.
Police charged 15 people after a West Side drug bust, officials said Wednesday.
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CHICAGO — Police charged 15 people after a West Side drug bust, officials said Wednesday.

Narcotics Division officers targeted members of the Four Corner Hustlers gang near the 4900 block of West Ferdinand Street in Austin, police said.

Police identified 15 people involved in the drug market and searched properties in the 500 block of North Lawler Avenue, 4900 block of West Hubbard Street and 5100 block of West West End Avenue.

Thirteen people were arrested, and an additional two were charged, police said.

Police also took custody of a car used for drug sales, a .38-caliber handgun, and drugs including crack cocaine, police said.