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An FBI special agent based in Chicago gave Fox News Digital a deeper look into the bureau’s operations combating violence as the Windy City continues to make headlines for its crime wave.

"In the city of Chicago, what I deal with most frequently are carjackings, commercial robberies, and our fugitive program. But along with that is the illicit drug trade. So narcotics, unfortunately, are at epidemic levels all over the country," Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Wieczorek said.

Wieczorek works from the FBI's Chicago Field Office .

"Chicago's a very attractive destination because it's geographically centrally located. You can use that as a distribution hub. Chicago specifically, we have interstates that run north

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