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QUINCY, ILL. -- A Chicago man is headed to prison for six-years for his part of a Quincy drug ring.

Jeremiah Simpson was one of 11 people accused of being part of a large cocaine distribution conspiracy ring in Quincy last year.

He was charged with manufacturing and delivering the drug to customers in the area.

More pleas and sentencings for the other ten people involved in the crack cocaine distribution ring are expected.

Investigators say the group was involved with the Black P Stone street gang in Chicago, and had been channeling large amounts of crack cocaine to Quincy for years.

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Indicted individuals include: Sylvester Purham, Howard Purham, Marvin Barnes, Tyree Malone, Angelo Riggs, Jeremiah Simpson and Andrew Bunch all of Chicago, Jerrica Jones, Shiya White, Adrianne Tuttle and Lasha Johnson all of Quincy.

He adds the conspiracy even involved inmates serving time in the Illinois prison system ... directing the operation from behind prison walls.