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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Federal indictment tossed after ex-DEA supervisor says Latinos ‘typically’ supply drugs in Chicago

Dirksen Federal Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times (Sun-Times Media)

Federal prosecutors have made the rare move of seeking dismissal of a three-year-old drug indictment following testimony from a former Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor who said drugs in Chicago are “typically trafficked by Latino people.”

The comments seemed to stun defense attorneys and catch the attention of U.S. District Judge John Blakey, who on Friday agreed to toss charges pending since 2019 against Leonel Hernandez-Rodriguez, Feliberto Flores-Ramos, Charlie Dotson and Francisco Carranza-Rosales.

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