MEG units to get 1.2 million in state funds for crackdown
Senate panels approved measures to fund Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Groups at 1.2 million for the next fiscal year. Seven MEG units based in Chicago Peoria Danville Belleville Joliet Carbondale and Rock Island serve 26 counties including Cook County. Opponents say focus on marijuana delays big drug cases while supporters cite ending federal funding.
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