EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Five leaders of the Gangster Disciples, a gang with a long history of lawlessness and violence, were sentenced in the Southern District of Illinois for their participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, witness tampering, and multiple murders. The following are the defendants and   more