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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Refer to Release No.

219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604

August 29, 2001 FBI Arrests 7 in Drug Ring Investigation Kathleen L. McChesney, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Terry G. Hillard, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, announced today the arrest of seven individuals, all from the Chicago area, in the culmination of a seven-month drug investigation. Those arrested, along with four others, were charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago by Scott Lassar, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, with violation of Federal drug laws.  Specifically, the complaint alleges that those charged distributed large quantities of cocaine, both crack and powder, and marijuana throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.  Additionally, one of those charged, DAVID DURAN, is suspected of holding a leadership position in the "Dark Side Two Sixers," a faction of the notorious "Two Sixers" street gang, which operates in Cicero and various parts of Chicago. All of today's arrests were made, without indicent, by FBI Agents and Chicago Police Officers assigned to the FBI's Gang Task Force, who also conducted this investigation.  All of those arrested will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Ashman, at 3:00 PM today. Those arrested are identified as follows: 1.  William Betrucci, age 42, 2614 West 100th Place, Chicago 2.  Robert McIntosh, age 34, 720 South Campbell, Chicago 3.  Dia Sekou Rowls, age 29, 8115 South Albany, Chicago 4.  David Zuniga, agge 34, 2616 West 15th Street, Chicago 5.  Vivian Reyes, age 30, 5240 West Berteau, Chicago 6.  Beatriz Gamez, age 34, 4157 South Western, Chicago 7.  Elizabeth Barragan, age 34, 2108 North Central Park, Chicago Four (4) other individuals also charged in the complaint remain at large.  They are identified as: 1.  David Duran, age 36, 1710 West Cermak, Chicago 2.  Frank Duran, age 34, 4157 South Western, Chicago 3.  Henry Pittman, age 51, 933 Garfield, Oak Park 4.  Daniel Galicia, age 37, 12135 Ripple Glen, Houston, Texas Anyone knowing the current whereabouts of any of these individuals is asked to contact the FBI at (312) 431-1333. The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in a criminal case are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  A copy of the complaint filed in this case and photographs of the four fugitives are available from the FBI Press Office at (312) 786-2645.

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