this right here is a hub for huge massive quantities of drugs. >> you're talking about semi loads where they can put in maybe 75 kilos, 100 kilos. >> you have a lot of illegal immigrants coming here who are hungry so they go to any extreme you know. >> you're getting a green card and license and any name you want. any picture you want. >> it's organized crime essentially.

>> you don't have a ci to bring you into this neighborhood, you're not going to be able to do nothing. >> did you ever work with the police before or no? >> yo. yo. don't put your hands on me, man. >> i'm in the [ bleep ] county, man. come and get me right now baby, and i'll love you all my life. you hear me?

division five. all right. i love you. this guy's a major player for the satan disciples. been gang banging. how long you been gang banging? >> 16 years, 16 years. >> you been shot before? i got eight bullet holes. take off your shirt, let me see. right off the border by the kings. major rivals. these guys been killing each other forever. >> i was at borderline. latin kings on this side, we are on this side. so anymore when each side looks for trouble, what's up, you know. call them out. they come, we go. we go and start shooting each other right there.

>> and do they do the same thing? >> they're doing the same thing. >> the kings doing the same thing? >> when we've entered latin kings, everybody knows him, they say he's nuts. he's crossed the boulevard by himself and initiated fights without any weapons. >> if you're a rival gang member, he knows he ain't got much time left, he's going to take as many people as he can. it's about his neighborhood. he loves 24. >> what's your name? >> my name's chukko. >> that's your name on the street? >> yes, chukko. >> spelled with a k? >> double k. >> yeah. >> these guys are also the boogeymen. that's what he is, the boogey crying right now. >> he's not a big talker but he's never owed us either. the big key is something that simple, a phone call, if there's a shooting on the block, we might be looking for somebody in

the neighborhood. >> he'll remember that phone call. >> he owes us now. >> is there anything you want to say to the camera? >> i say, man, please. >> you have to know how these guys think, how they act, why they do what they do. i was lucky. i left. i knew that there was more out there than just gaming and watching other people go down. >> a neighborhood block can become a center of a young man's universe. so much so that he doesn't know anything else. that's the price of growing up on chicago's southwest side. >> you plugged? you're in a gang? >> yeah. >> who are you with? >> 2-6. >> from where? here? >> are you? you're by the demons and stuff. >> you got nothing on you. >> it's in my fourth finger. >> yeah, but still, you're somewhere you're not supposed to be.

you know that. it don't matter. you're somewhere you're not supposed to be. >> you going to take my knife? let me just get my knife back. >> i can't let you have a weapon, man. >> it's in my four fingers. >> what do you think this is? >> it ain't a weapon. it's protection. it's defense. i got defense. >> you really want to argue with me on that? who do you think is going to win that one? as long as the blade is four fingers wide, it's supposed to be legal for them to carry. but it's still a weapon. >> all right. >> and you're 17. >> hanging out on the street all day, riding your bike in a gang-infested area, you're going to find trouble. whether it's going to be the police or some opposing gang member is going to come and is going to shoot you up. you're going to find problems. the little village area is the largest area in the city that's controlled by gangs. latin kings.

this is predominantly a latin king area, goes all the way to 21st street, california and once you hit ridgeway, it's 2-6. the violence is unreal over here. you live in a certain area, right away, these individuals assume you're a gang member, an affiliated. it's just guilty by association or guilty by where you live. you got to know who to look for, who drives what. if you don't know who's fighting who and who's shooting at who, you die. if you don't know who you can't talk to, you die and it's done. >> little village represents more than just battle lines within the hispanic community. for decades it's been a beacon of opportunity. generations of immigrants both legal and illegal have come to work in family-owned businesses here, many of them along 26th street. >> 26th street is the second most revenue street in the city of chicago. right behind michigan avenue,

believe it or not. it's all small businesses but they definitely bring a lot of revenue into the city. living in this area for as long as i did, the people are some of the greatest. this is the hard-working older people. >> we came to this country to make a better life. as you see in the news, life in mexico ain't all you know a cup of tea over there. >> you have a lot of illegal immigrants coming here who are hungry. they were born and raised on nothing but poverty and they have that hunger to make money so they will go to any extreme, you know? >> that hunger drives some individuals to organized crime. >> him, huh? >> yeah. >> bring him to your office. >> yeah, we'll do that later today. >> get information. >> at cook county jail, investigator mike davis is seeking intel about a black market industry in little village.

[ speaking a foreign language ] >> uh-huh. >> he says when he walked down 26th street, they got people just kind of flashing. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> davis is in pursuit of a counterfeit ring that sells fake green cards and drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. it's one of many local i.d. rings that, all together, reap millions in profits. >> what they'll do is this is the universal sign for mica which is like license or i.d. >> he's got the help of mexican born informants on the street and inside the jail, including this man who we'll call joaquin. he says what happens is you give them a picture, and they go, it

takes them a couple hours to do it. when they come back, that's when you pay for your i.d. they always recommend a photo place, as well. [ speaking foreign language ] each person will make over 2,000, $2,000 every day. yeah. seven days a week. >> with an estimated quarter million illegal immigrants living in the chicago area, there's no shortage of customers. yet, many of them choose to ignore where their money is really going.

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[ speaking a foreign language ] >> if you're selling i.d.s on the street, you're paying a tax to the latin kings. they pay the gangs so that they have no issues on the street and nobody tells anybody anything

and everything's safe. >> fake green cards, drivers licenses and social security cards. it's a market cornered by the gangs of little village on chicago's southwest side. criminal intelligence unit investigator mike davis is on the trail of one i.d. ring in particular. as he gathers intel from a jailhouse informant, he launches a sting operation with the cook county sheriff's vice squad that same week. they'll use street informants in order to make contact with the i.d. ring. maybe we can do a loose tail on him. he said follow me. same thing we're saying right now. yeah, yeah, okay. [ speaking foreign language ] right now we're probably about a mile away from the jail. it's a straight shot. it's 26th street. >> yeah, bill, he talked to the guy on the phone so i guess we're headed there.

we're almost in front of that location. >> davis and commander mike anton stake out a block frequented by phony i.d. vendors. >> sitting on this spot. >> yeah, they are. >> is that somebody here? >> that's him. >> while an informant negotiates a deal with their target. >> he's talking to a guy right now, bill. heavy set, probably about 5'8". looks like he's maybe about 220, got blue shorts on, white gym shoes. >> can you get photos of the guy? >> 10-4. >> their goal, to make multiple purchases and build a conspiracy case. >> there's a lot of money being made there, and what's that funding? it's not like that money's going to go to more i.d.s, it's going to go to other nefarious things they're doing. you're getting a green card and a license too, a real license and the one that we purchased, you could not tell the difference. who's going to dispute it? look at the -- it's got the

hologram on it. >> the sleeve is good. >> yeah, it's real good. >> the gang's money-making schemes don't end there. they're known to shake down local business owners as well. >> the gangs are probably running many more legitimate businesses on that street. so again, paying like a tax so they won't incur any problems from any of the gang members. >> this is something like out of the '30s or the '40s, you would see the italian mafia. now it's the street gangs of chicago. it's organized crime essentially. >> some of these people are intimidated or fear them enough is, you say you know what, keep my mouth shut. it's a form of terrorism. that's what these guys work off of, is fear intimidation. if i got to work with a couple of them to try to slow them down, that's what i got to do. >> gangs like the latin kings and the 2-6 which call little village home can be notoriously difficult to infiltrate.

that's why investigators at cook county jail try to flip key players at their most vulnerable. >> did you call? >> yeah. >> detainee active member of a street gang, hard-core recently has been stabbed up by an opposition multiple times in the stomach. what we're going to try to do is get him to give us the information hopefully that can assist some cases out in the streets. >> you okay? you look better. you look [ bleep ] up. the other day when i came to see you, nerve damage? >> right here by my spine. >> how many times they stab you? >> five. >> what neighborhood were you? your neighborhood or oppositions? >> opposition. >> do you know him? >> the dude that stabbed me, yeah. >> what were you doing after you get stabbed, laying on the ground?

>> i could literally do nothing. tasted like blood. you know, it was like 15 on three of us. >> 15? why do you guys got so much beef with those guys for? >> i hate them. >> something personal? >> they killed my uncle. that's tough for me. >> this inmate who we'll call dante faces a battery charge that could put him behind bars for several years. like most detainees at county, he's still awaiting trial. he could cut a plea deal but only if he cooperates with authorities first. >> your face was on here one time you know that. >> that's it, man. >> you listening to me. your face was right here. problem child. everyone top targets. anybody that comes into the system, it's an area one target, i'm going to come and pay you a visit. guess what gang war gets you, stabbed up how many times. >> five. >> left for dead. you think he's not going to retaliate. it's going to be handled on the street so you know already he ain't going to tell me who did it.

what was the war about? what are you guys committing all these crimes for? >> other gangs want our territory but we just fight for what we think is right which is keep our neighborhood the way it is. it's just when other people come through and we have to use force, that's when stuff gets hectic. >> don't you think of the families? nothing. >> that's not even in your head. to me, it's kind of like being in the military. you know how they brainwash you? when you first hit land, basically when you first turn, they brainwash you not to care. >> is it a bragging right that a guy just went over to the opposition and shot up their block and come back and brag about it? >> uh-huh. >> i figured that's you're probably one of the number one guys that does that. >> i'm one of the guys they trust, yeah. >> is it fair to say this guy here has probably beat -- >> he got bragging rights >> he got bragging rights?

>> a couple homicides under his belt? >> oh, yeah. >> a coup? >> a couple? >> yes, a lot of other things. >> did you witness any? i can imagine -- i can imagine you did. you just don't feel comfortable in telling me. i mean, how important, how important is it to go home to your kids? how important do you really want to do it? do you want to go in halfway or fully? right now you're iffy iffy, right? >> quarter. >> because you still don't have no trust. when you're sitting here for a little bit of time, you're going to say let me talk. right now you're just feeling out the waters but you can't feel out the waters. >> i'm waiting for it to get lukewarm. >> don't get found guilty because then it's going to be too late because i can't do nothing for you.

>> while dante weighs his options investigator mike davis continues to work with paid street informants on a long-term sting operation. he and the sheriff's vice squad are targeting a counterfeit i.d. ring. >> right now, we're just trying to identify the players and find out exactly where they're printing the i.d.s. >> you guys there yet? >> right there, right? is that where they met? >> last time. >> one week after making their first deal, an informant helps them set up a second buy. >> whoever's got an eyeball, call out what's going on. >> the more fake green cards, drivers licenses and social security cards they purchase, the stronger their case becomes. >> but this is the not the first time that authorities have tried taking down a little village i.d. ring. >> [ speaking foreign language ]

>> the same day. the same day. it didn't stop anything. >> there have been numerous raids at that location and to my knowledge, they're still up and running and there's more spots, yeah, people are telling us all the time. we try to look into all of them, but it's difficult. i know it got real hairy on the news here in the immigrant community. you know, people were really angry that those businesses got shut down. it really didn't dissuade the community into thinking that anything really wrong was happening. >> yet, davis believes that people might feel differently if they knew the whole story. >> how much coke did you get caught with?

>> 132 kilos. >> outside of the latin kings, who else would you drop off to? this right here is a hub. i'm talking pounds and tons of drugs. >> little village is a very hot spot for the entire midwest. >> what cartel were you working for? >> i can't tell you, man. they'll dig up your grandma and kill her again, man. these guys don't mess around. [ female announcer ] did mr. intern forget how his boss takes her coffee?

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you can drive trucks right through the border now without a lot of fear of getting caught. >> chicago being geographically located almost in the center of the country, it becomes a hub

for narcotic traffickers to store their drugs in this area and distribute them throughout the entire midwest. originally when i started doing narcotic interdiction, the value of a kilo of cocaine at that time was about $47,000. now the average price of a kilo of coke is about 18,000 to $19,000. so it's gone from maybe somebody carrying a suitcase with 30 or 40 pounds of cocaine in it to now they have to get truckloads of it up here. if you're talking about millions of dollars, you're talking about huge amounts of drugs that you have to smuggle. >> for the powerful mexican drug cartels, the only cross-country trips worth taking are the big pay loads. smugglers drive their cargo 1400 miles from the border to reach chicago where they off load at warehouses and depots controlled by the cartels. one key distribution hub, little village on the southwest side, and ironically, only blocks away from the cook county jail. >> right around here is a hub for huge massive quantities of drugs. i'm not talking about people on the street corners doing little bags here and there. i'm talking pounds and tons. this is like chicago stop and

then from here it, goes out. the guy we're about to interview was running drugs. from what i understand, he was trafficking in chicago, detroit, indianapolis. he had like a whole run. i just want to find out exactly the system he used or the system his cartel used in order to get the drugs up here. first of all, how did you hook in with the cartel? >> i owned a truck repair shop. >> where at? >> right on the border. i was working on the trucks and that he would come in and pay cash, good money. one thing led to another and one night, a guy does. >> how did they approach you, if i may ask. >> straight up. >> you want to start driving trucks. >> you want to make dough. i'm making dough, what are you talking about? yeah, but you know, take this load and go to memphis, tennessee. >> was that your first one? >> yeah, going to memphis. >> you hit more than one spot or more than one. >> oh, yeah. >> how many did you do? >> just one drop. that was the first drop.

>> what was your average? >> seven, eight cities. >> at one time? >> on a run. yeah. i took a load to memphis, 500 pounds. >> of weed? >> right. >> sure. >> that's all it was and i did that in a u-haul trailer. >> was it u-haul or penske? >> u haul because you don't have to stop at houses. >> gets you around the weigh houses. absolutely does. >> exactly. >> it's like you're moving. >> just looks like you're moving. they would call me and say, go get a medium one. that means a medium sized u haul. i would go down and rent a medium sized u haul. >> would you cross the border with these trucks? >> no. >> just pick it up from texas. >> i would take it to a motel and park the truck. leave the key on the front tire.

i then would go to a restaurant or somewhere, eat, whatever. about three hours later, they'd call and say, it's ready to rock. where am i going? you're going to the windy city. okay. for every thousand pounds of weed you hauled, you made 70 grand. i run for these guys a year and i made $5.5 million in one year. >> cash? >> yeah. >> what cartel were you working for, if you don't mind me asking. >> i can't tell you, man. they'll dig up your grandma and kill her again, man. these guys don't mess around. >> this inmate is willing to share only so much about the cartels. he refuses to give authorities anything they could use to arrest anyone. that would, no doubt, get him or his family killed. for the same reason, whoever set him up isn't likely to testify against him in court. what do you think you're going to cop out? >> i'm not copping out, i'm walking out. >> so you're going to sit here for seven years? >> no, i'm going home next month, man.

i'm going to beat this son of a [ bleep ]. >> you think so? >> i know so. >> someone's going to have to take the stand. >> as long as he remains at county, davis will seek out his insights for working other smuggling cases. >> anytime you can talk to a guy like that, i guarantee you i'll probably talk to him two or three more times after the next bust. what did i miss, what more was there that i didn't see it's going to give me more things to look for. narcotics being hauled into little village, among other hubs, keeps street gangs all over chicago in business the cartels give everyone an opportunity to move product as long as they can pay for it. they're not just distributing it to other hispanics. they're distributing it to white drug dealers, to black dealers, to anybody that will buy their product. they're selling it to them.

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♪ >> couldn't get whole the gun on there. did you see that? he has a gun and the blast where he actually got shot at. >> it was a sawed off shotgun, and i healed my wounds myself. >> never went to the hospital. >> never went to the hospital. >> let me see the wounds you got. what does this stand for? >> this is my demons coming out. these are all my demons right here. >> survival entails more than dodging gunfire on chicago's south and west sides. it's also economic as more than 70 gangs compete for a stake in the dope trade. >> the police is putting so much pressure now on the drug sales, it ain't like it used to be ten years ago when guys was making $40,000, $50,000 a day. man, you would be happy if you make $400 a day. so there's consequences and repercussions behind it. i'm going to take care of my business.

>> when he's not doing time, this detainee makes money as a so-called pack worker on the outside. we're calling him kennedy to protect his identity. >> so when you say the guy who delivers the drugs, that's the guy who delivers the drugs to the block? >> to the block. >> and then you'll be the one that comes up to the car. >> i'll go to the car and get the drugs, and i'll be able to pass the packs out to the guys that's under me so it's like i'm a pack worker, but i'm still the boss because i got the guys that's under me with the securities and stuff. security don't have a gun. you know. you are just a person standing there on the corner that's watching all day for the police. lights out. >> lights out. >> mike jones -- >> everybody know. so you say lights out. see every corner. >> yeah, he's calling out right

now to see how they all broke. >> the guy who whose actual block it is, you never see him out there. security workers. we're just low lives to him. all us ain't nothing to him because he the man. when it's all said and done, everybody report into him. he would never be seen. you can't tell on him. you don't know his whereabouts. you just know this is his drugs that we're selling. that's it. let me tell you all the blue stone right off the afternoon. this mother [ bleep ] store is cracking. >> there it is. you got it? >> when i say we got a pool table, we got weed, rocks, whack, pills. >> do they serve it out the back? >> no, you come in and purchase. you come in the store and you purchase. not even the back. >> you can walk in and buy -- >> you can walk right in and

smoke. give me a bag of potato chips and juice. it's open so you can go get it yourself. just pay for it. you'll see everything. you'll see everything, weed, rocks, blows, you'll see everything. >> court records show several convictions for drug possession at the store, but the owners themselves have never been implicated in any criminal activity there. >> what do you think they got up here? >> they're going to be going rocks and blows. >> they feel like they own the street. do you see that? >> we should get out on these guys. [ horn honking ] you heard him tell the guy i'll be right here. i'm always right here. >> we all work in different spots but everybody holding drugs. and like if they say lights out, you said it, mark it, mark it, mark it.

the police come, they can't do -- unless they got a search warrant. >> it's not going to be easy for anybody just to jump out of their car and walk into that store. they know who's supposed to be over here and who's not. if you don't have a ci to bring you into this neighborhood, you're not going to be able to do nothing. >> investigators know they'll need kennedy back on the streets to help them infiltrate the blue store. he can lead them to key players in the alleged dope operation. but first, they'll have to convince him to do it. >> if we're going to build a conspiracy case, i'd rather go after the high level guys. we're not even going to bother with the guys on the street corners, you know, selling the packs on the corner pitching. we just got to game plan a little bit better. but it's not impossible.

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how heavy is this area around here. >> it's big. >> it's a hub, isn't it. >> it is. it's very big. i'd say a good 80% of the drugs in chicago come out of this area right here. >> we have the jail. >> uh-huh. >> here's like the dope areas. obviously. outside of the latin kings, who else would you drop off to? kings control this neighborhood. >> but, i never -- i never knew. it would just be. >> no facial tattoos or anything like that. >> oh, yeah, you'd see guys tattooed all over the neck and stuff but i'm not from the gangland area.

i don't know. >> here's a guy that was probably a legitimate truck driver for most of his life. he went and somewhere got involved with one of the drug cartels either along the mexican border or in texas. and they convinced him that you're bringing up shipments. let us add a little extra into your load. >> how much coke did you get caught with? >> 132 kilos. >> what made you turn the? >> i didn't know it was in there. >> so you were getting paid for marijuana loads and they were putting coke in there, huh? >> they called us dixie cups. we're throwaways. you get no one anywhere on the corner. >> everyone's expendable in this gang. the drug cartels are running a multimillion dollar pipeline from mexico to chicago, and they'll do anything to keep the coke, heroin and cannabis moving.

for investigator mike davis, all roads lead to little village, a major distribution hub and home to gangs like the latin kings and the 2-6. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> a paid street informant has set up a deal with a phony i.d. ring that's controlled by the latin kings. davis and the sheriff's police are building a case against the ring. >> he gave you a social too? >> uh-huh. >> that one looks the best out of the three. >> by purchasing fake green cards, drivers licenses and social security cards from them. >> right now we're just trying to identify the players and find out exactly where they're printing the i.d.s. >> after completing their second deal, davis and officers in separate vehicles take turns following their target around town. >> guys, try and pick them out coming out on 26 because most likely, hopefully, he's going to go drop it off.

yeah, go ahead. >> i got him. i see him now. he's about five cars ahead of me. >> all right. billy, the vab set up, and we're at a good vantage point. >> okay. great. >> he's going inside the laundromat now. he's going to go get it. they're going to make the exchange right now. there he is, there he is. he's walking out of the building. he just exchanged something with a gentleman who's still in the window. >> the exchange is already made. everything's done. so come back over. >> their target is a middle man who carries photos and i.d.s back and forth between customers and the i.d. ring. the next step is to track down the people that actually print the i.d.s.

and then unpeel the conspiracy from there. [ speaking a foreign language ] [ speaking a foreign language ] >> two weeks later, a tip leads davis and one of his informants to the mexican consulate on chicago's lower westside. there they find another i.d. ring hustling fake green cards out front. >> that's just how bold they are. the immigrant community keeps their mouth shut so much.

there's no fear. >> okay. perfecto. he says he has all of the information, and he has to meet at a library at 12:00, and he says that everything happens at the library, and it is the same process that we experienced on 26th street. it is like gang activity, organized crime. and you know what, once this group is brought down, there is going to be another group. >> over here is the village area, and over here is number three, and you go back and there are shooting wars every night. >> i'm going to war. >> the whole thing is what are you gaining from it? nothing.

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wherever there's money to be made, the gangs of little village will capitalize on it. >> we'll have your guy go get the cards with him. bring them back. >> then we know where it's at. >> and meet pat somewhere else. >> for the past month, the cook county sheriff's police have been pursuing a counterfeit i.d. ring and plan to bring down all of the members in one sweep. >> they want to get at least 12 to 15 people wrapped up in this. >> the investigation will take several more months, however, as authorities continue making undercover buys and identifying more players. back at the jail, the trucker charged with drug smuggling decides not to fight his case.

>> how much coke did you get caught with? >> 132 kilos. >> he pleads guilty to transporting cocaine for sale. and a judge sentences him to 18 years in state prison. >> let me tell you all the new stuff is called the blue stuff right off the alley. you got weed, rocks, blow, peels. you see everything. >> and another inmate, nicknamed kennedy, sets the wheels in motion for a potential new police organization. >> they're keeping packs in their to reup the street guys. the street guys are getting a bundle. when the bundle is gone, they run back in the store, see their guy, their guy hooks them up again. >> if we're going to build a conspiracy case, i'd rather go after the high-level guys, we're not going to bother with the guys on the street corner selling the packs on the corner, pitching. >> you got packs, all the guys are pitching packs right here, you know what i mean? all of these guys are holding

junk. they're just the door right there, the doorway is empty. >> vefrl people have been convicted for drug possession at the store. but the owners have never been implicated in any crimes there. >> the sad part is, you got a park full of kids who are just trying to play and enjoy the weather and you got a sidewalk full of gang-bangers. >> as soon as they see an unmarked come down the street, they start chirping, that puts everybody on point inside the store and they have a plan, if the police are coming. so they're covered. two blocks in each direction. three blocks in each direction? they know exactly what we're doing. so, yeah. unless you can get someone on the inside -- places like that are a little bit harder to take down. but it's not impossible. >> weeks later, however, a

gang-related shooting at the blue store would leave two men dead and complicate the mission for police. it's only a taste of things to come. with summertime, chicago's bloodiest season just around the corner. >> tell them to ride through the 38 street 2-6. >> we're going to do a drive-by, 39th street by the 2-6 between kidsie and albany. >> we're going to have a traffic stop. >> a car load of them. >> lights on. >> yeah. >> watch yourself. >> dude, who told you to get the [ bleep ] out of the car, man? >> right here, you got anything on you? >> whose car is this? >> mine. >> you ain't got no taillights.

>> are your lights on? y'all got i.d.s? let me pull him out. step out the car, keep your hands up, man. step to the back. step to the back. step over to this car. pull them out one by one. put them all back over here. >> either of you guys got i.d.s? nothing? how about you? >> no, sir. >> who you roll with? 2-6? everybody, a whole car full of 2-6? huh? where is your i.d.? where is your i.d.? you got it, you got it already? >> these guys are out stealing cars, something, they got all of these tools, screwdrivers and everything. who y'all roll with? you ain't claim nothing? all you boys said they're 2-6?

>> i ain't nothing. >> come on, man, look at all them tattoos? >> yeah, but it don't mean i'm something. >> what is that? you guys d? >> no? the 5-0! what? >> lighter, anyone? >> really? man, what's up with that? >> got that a long time ago. >> really? >> yeah. >> the 5-0. what do they call you on the street? [ muted ]. >> what about you? [ muted ]. where's puppet? >> mexico. >> mexico? where's little puppet? every crew's got a puppet. >> you guys out here riding around, you are lucky to be past every summer. how many times you bet shot up? >> 12. >> 12? this is is a stronghold for the 2-6. these guys right now are surrounded by the sds and the kings and everybody is out to get these guys, i'm surprised

they didn't have a weapon on them. >> you tagged up? you marked up? that's your little brother, too, man. >> dude, you got to get your car fixed, man. you got five dudes in the car driving with no lights on. >> i didn't even know, either. this is the first time i've been driving around. >> the older guy gets shot 12 times on easter sunday. two hours later his brother gets run over. think about the parents, you got one son shut up easter sunday. two hours later, your other son gets hit by the car. >> the easter bunny sucks. >> you good? >> go. >> everything is 10-4, county.