Media
- The FBI investigation into Jeff Fort and his El Rukns gang for terrorism was featured in an episode of the The FBI Files entitled "Terror For Sale", such as the gangs' purchase of a LAW Rocket (actually a dummy rocket) from an undercover agent posing as a arms dealer.
While El Rukns may not have "street" presence any longer, their presence is still alive and just as power in the African American communities on the South Side of Chicago. Now a more nonviolent activist organization, as a whole, the BPSN still is a forceful voice within the community. It is also important to note that drug trafficking is still a prominent portion of the organization's revenue.
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