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driver's seat. >> there's no loyalty in the dope game. once somebody is locked up, they will give up their own mother to get out of jail. >> it starts in the jail, hit up on the street, all the pieces of the puzzle come together. >> you have to know how to play this big chess game. cook county jail eight miles south of downtown chicago. it's the largest single site jail facility in the u.s. our producers gained rare access to this labyrinth of holding cells spanning ten city square blocks. pretrial detainees make up 95%

of the population here, meaning they have been charged but have not had their day in court. >> usually about 40 to 50 guys are on this bus. you get 15 to 20 buses a day. guys are coming in in their street clothes, they just got taken into custody from whatever court they went to. >> as they were coming in on the bus, they probably know already who we were. look who is here? look who is here? come on, man. >> we have approximately so,000 inmates. every one of them is a potential source for information on what's going on out on the street. >> some of the guys that we do know, they don't want to make it open that they know us. as they are walking away, they turn around to give you a little sign. i want to talk to you. right away we know and give them the eye contact, we nod because we don't want anyone to know who is working with us. >> investigator adrian sandovar

belongs to the criminal intelligence unit or ciu. they job is to gather intelligence on gang activity both inside and outside the jail. they begin tracking arrestees from the moment they enter the front debates. >> what's your street name? >> how old are you, shorty? >> how many murders? two murders. >> are you from the street? >> how is the case looking? what you got, a body, a tat? a body? >> all the guys have dealt with these people, they know how to talk to them. >> stay out of trouble, man. i guarantee you when i come back to you, you're going to flip. i promise you. i'm going to make you flip soon. >> many ciu members, 30 in all, are veteran corrections officers. they handle the inmate population at cook county jail

where most detainees are awaiting trial and can try to plea bargain with the state's attorney office. >> they have active cases and we basically ask if they want to try to help themselves out. if they have pertinent information, we can take it to the street or transfer it to the sheriff's police units, narcotics or other gang units. >> most of these guys are vulnerable here, they want to talk, they want to go home. what can i do for you? look at this kid talking to the officer. he wants to know what he can do to get out. come here, what's your name? write down your name because he wants to talk. >> when was the last time you were in here? >> the last time i was here, last month. >> for what, drugs? >> for a felony. >> you have worked with the police before or no? you know you can get paid. you want to work a number? >> yeah, i'll work. >> all right, just give me your number. >> gotcha. take care.

>> line up against the wall. >> for every new arrival, the journey beginnings at booking and intake. hundreds begin through the processing center nicknamed the bull pen on a daily basis. >> from a guy that comes in from a murderer to a crackhead to a prostitute to whatever. you'll see it all down here. this is where it all starts. their visual perception of the jail starts here. >> they come in and get an i.d. on their arms. >> they will take the pictures, issue the i.d. cards, figure out their housing assignments and placed out there in the large bull pens by security level, minimum within minimum, maximum, so on. >> six months out on caught on a retail theft. it is just hard out there. >> when we get a new inmate in here, they have to tell us what gang they belong to. >> what's your gang affiliation? you are self-admitted, correct?

>> yes, sir. >> from where? >> columbia international. that's the neighborhood he turned out king in. and you have tattoos? >> i have my five points with the crown. >> all right. initials with the king crown. >> they call me joker poker. >> that's his street name. >> more than 70% of the detain knees at cook county belong to chicago's street gangs. members of the lot up kings, vice lords and gangster disciples make up the largest numbers. in this environment, gang affiliation becomes a matter of survival. >> when you come into a correctional facility, you have to claim an alliance because if you don't claim the alliance, you are considered a neutron. that's when the inmates take advantage of you. >> a guy not affiliated, now you'll know what happens in here because when you walk in the bull pen and they say where you are from, you say i'm from schaumburg. what gang you ride with? go if in the back, give me the gym shoes. you are going to say no and the guy has 30 friends with him, you'll give up the gym shoes.

this is where reality sets in. >> you are going to the max, you know that, right? that guy there is a straight killing machine. you know what he's in here for? aggravated discharge of a firearm on four people. he's a frequent flyer, a regular here. >> there's a large number of inmates coming in, going out. it is kind of like a revolving door. they are coming in so many times they are building a prepair with a lot of our guys. >> drugs? you are staying here, man. as long as you're fair with the guys, they will earn a respect for you. that carries along that they can help you out later when you need something, when you actually need a favor. and the favor for us is information. >> from booking and intake, corrections officers lead inmates to their cell blocks via a maze of underground tunnels. these tunnels connect seven separate housing divisions as

well as a courthouse within the sprawling jail grounds. investigators often use the tunnel system to discreetly transport detainees to cia headquarters for interviews. >> what's up, man? >> what's going on, man? >> what's up, man? >> what's going on with you, man? >> chilling. >> chilling like a villain? >> i'm from a gang. >> he knows. knowledge is power here. my goal here is to have an informant or every deck. >> how are you doing? >> this right here is level four. this is one of the -- this is basically where we have our most problematic type of individuals. these individuals know who the gang guys are. so obviously they have nothing nice to say to us. >> all these people that watch this tv show where they catch

all these cute little crabs, realistically, we have the world's most dangerous catch right here. >> yes, there's definitely ocean sounds of whales and the wind blowing and the sea rushing in. the only thing is that that's happening only in my mind. >> you have to have a skill to talk to these kids because if you don't, you're not going to get it. >> how old are you? 18. you'll be out of here when you're 50. keep it up. >> it all revolves around gang life here. >> these guys have culminated three or four times. maybe the first time they were big into the gang, but after the fourth or fifth time, someone looks at you and says, have you seen a hard-core gang member done with the game itself? i'm done. what do i need to do to get out of here. >> inmates are calling. hello? i'm going to come holler at you when i get done this with, okay?

>> the more we gain intelligence the better we can control the criminal population here. it's a very dangerous situation. up next, jail intel uncovers a deadly weapon. >> if you look down here, there are weapons being stashed by gang bangers. is it mandatory that someone has a pistol on them for protection? >> an exclusive look at how an informant gives up a major drug ring. the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest average star rating among national medicare companies... and become the first and only

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you guys are not affiliated, right? you guys wouldn't tell me any of this, right? you wouldn't tell me anyways, that's cool. what about you shorty? what are you looked up for? what are you locked up for? burglary. how about you, shorty?

car theft? come on. the gang got you in here, is that correct? the crowd of people you're associated with. crowd of people you're associated with got you in here, man. get yourself together, shorty man. opportunity comes one time. you got an opportunity here. i'm not being a social worker or advocate, but you have to get yourself together. you have to change your life. gang life, you like girls, the cars, get a job, man. i know it is hard out there, man. know what i mean, shorty? >> second chances don't come often at chicago's cook county jail, but this morning a judge cut these teenager felons a break and ordered them to serve their time under house arrest instead of behind bars. >> these individuals here, they are on their way back from court. >> for another 10,000 inmates, however, cook county remains their home until they get

transferred to a penitentiary or they are set free. >> are you affiliated? you're lying, man. don't lie to me. just keep it real. i'm not going to say anything. i've seen guys grow up, they come in with no hair on their face, they leave, they are grown men now. >> i've been in the system since i was 15. i'm 33 now. it is like a revolving door. >> you recognize them, they recognize you, it is like, what did you do now? >> it is survival here. my goal here is to have a one-inch deck and then i've conquered my job. >> for ciu investigators the cycle of new inmates means their work never ends. the jail represents a key battlefront in chicago law enforcement's war on gangs and drugs. >> the city of chicago supplies us with probably 95% of our population. and chicago has an estimated 100,000 gang members. >> our approach here is that the

criminal investigation never ends. you come into cook county jail and you're conducting yourself in a criminal manner, we find out about it, we are going to launch an investigation into your activity. >> one means of finding out which gang members hold rank and what they are doing is through kites, coded written messages. >> certain gangs have certain openings and as soon as we see that we already know who it is. where it says greetings, family, i come with a vision. i'm a disciple. you know this is coming straight from the leader letting every division in the compound know who is in charge and who to honor. as soon as they find out something else is in charge, we want to know who he is. that's excellent information for us. >> today during a routine search we recovered multiple kites, some of them are signs, symbols, numbers for codes and we have the codes to break them. >> intelligence code from kites and from informants helps the ciu produce one of the most

valuable tools, gang hierarchy charts. >> we'll put these out on a monthly basis to the superintendents. it just gives everybody a heads-up on who has rank amongst each individual gang. you'll have all the guys' titles, the rick names, the regular names and where they are housed at in the compound. and this is every gang within the compound. >> our goal is knowing these guys, when we do these, i study the faces. so now i don't forget a face when they come in. now you can just pick them up. >> how do you know my face? >> stay out of trouble, shorty. you have to be four or five steps in front of the inmates. when you go into the interview, you have to know something about somebody or their organization. if you don't, he's going to spin you right off the bat. >> besides kites jailhouse informants are the next best source for intel. the process of cultivating inmates is flawed with potential pitfalls. inmates who try to plea barg within the state's attorney

office don't always offer credibility intel. >> i like to consider it 80% b.s., 20% truthful. we have to decide for what is the bull [ bleep ] and what isn't. >> for ciu investigators, beginning a relationship with a new informant is described as breaking the ice. >> we don't really know each other, we are trying to gain trust. we want to make sure we are going to be completely honest with each other. they are trying to give us a little bit, see what we can do with it, and if it seems like it is working in their best interest, then they will just give you a little more and more every single time. >> adrian sandoval is going to check out a tip given by an inmate. a stash spot for a gun on chicago's south side. >> the personal that gives us information is real familiar with the scene. a lot of times active gang members conceal these loaded weapons out in the streets and they keep them in the neighborhood for security in the case of any opposition that comes into the neighborhood.

they are able to run to the spot, have quick access to depend themselves. >> you have a group of kids right up here on this block. >> 10-4. >> is it safe? nothing on the bottom. >> if you look down the alley where the weapon is stashed, you have kids down here playing ball. a lot of individuals are willing to volunteer and turn in weapons as it gives them credibility. as far as where we stand, this is kind of a nice break for a lot of individuals. >> because the informant proved good on his word, the chances of striking a plea deal with the state's attorney office just improved. >> i've dealt with the state attorney's office before working this case, they are willing to give him consideration for everything he's done.

at this point he's willing to turn in his own family members just to get out of jail. >> 14 rounds. >> this is pretty much an ongoing thing. at least once a week we recover weapons. with the crime rate being so high, the city of chicago, any time we can remove a weapon, especially of this caliber from the streets, you pretty much could save somebody's life. unfortunately today the call came through and we were able to get it. up next -- >> it would be worth $5,000 to $6,000. between all six of you, no? >> a jailhouse informant exposes a high-rolling drug ring. and later -- police act on intel to launch a dangerous raid. >> this is what it leads to. it's time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. christine osborne wants you to shop small. the owner of wonder works toy store, believes in cooperation

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what are you in the hole for? why? >> i was on the phone. >> you been here for a while?

>> since last may. >> you can tell he's affiliated with somebody. he's got a five-point star. at this point, he's affiliated. what are you affiliated with? >> you know better than that, man. >> where are you? what are you affiliated with? >> i'm a stone. >> what are you fighting? >> right now? attempted murder. >> how is it looking? >> i just copped out. >> how many years? >> 19. >> you getting yourself together now. 19 years, you've been here two years, you've never been a problem for us. good luck, man. >> it is hard to do a couple years, it is hard to do a month here, but you have to accept it. it's what you've got to do. if it's your time, you have to do it. >> chicago's cook county jail. >> we at cook county or crook county. >> home to 10,000 detainees, many awaiting their day in court.

based on past statistics, roughly 60% of them will be convicted and go on to serve time in a state penitentiary. >> we choose to go down this road so now we got to pay the consequences for what we do. >> i'm going to be home one day and when i get home i'll be fairly young, i'll be 42 years old. i can still do something. my life is not over. >> i don't want to be in this situation again. i'm through with it. and i will never be in this environment no more. that's all i got to say. >> how many times you said that before? >> i got to give it up somewhere. i've got kids to think about, man. i don't want to be 50 years old up in here. >> the jail's criminal intelligence unit offers inmates a chance to help themselves by talking. if a detainee volunteers information that solves or even prevents a crime, than the cook county state's attorney's office may strike a plea deal with them. >> cooperating with the investigation, instead of 20 you can get 10 years, 5 years. i don't get you out of jail, you

get yourself out of jail. from that point on we don't make any promises. i just takes time. it's the process we do. >> inmates charged with murder can try to reduce their prison time. those charged with lesser crimes like drug procession or theft stand a better chance of sentence reduction with the judge. >> most of these people, believe it or not, they do want to talk. all these guys want to go and here's an opportunity. how many times you down, two times? you came straight from juve on your birthday? >> what can you do to help yourself out? i was witness to a homicide. tell me about it. >> where you from? >> 75th. >> where you from? >> if they want to talk to us, they wouldn't come to the gate. in the street, you think people come to you like that? they would run the other way. >> there are 10,000 inmates. believe me when i tell you, somebody will talk to you.

>> boss, how you doing? i need a favor. i know you're busy, right? i need an inmate dropped down to holding there. i'm going to pick him up. >> today ciu investigator franko doma says he'll meet with a trusted informant in an area that dominates a housing chicago project. >> my job is to identify as many guys i can inside the housing complex and he's going to give me drug suppliers, rank and this is just one building. i just need you for a few minutes. remember how we do the hierarchy charts? that's what i need you for. i believe in his credibility because i've dealt with him in the past. he's been in and out of the systems, so in incarceration we built a repoire. i raised this kid.

all right. remember what we did last time? you know him, right? whose the main guy in the projects that i need to know about? >> he dead. >> he dead? that's fine with me. that's the main guy? who will take over? somebody on there, correct? so inside that project, what is the dominant drug, what is the drug of choice inside that building? is it the heroin? is it the marijuana? is it the cocaine? >> heroin. >> heroin. is there a special name you guys use for the heroin? what do you guys call the dope line? you guys got a name for it? just the heroin? let me ask you this question,

how much will you guys make in a given day in one building? give me one building. >> 75,000 to 100,000 a day. >> 75,000 to 100,000 dollars? in one day or is that a week. >> day. >> and why do you guys make so much? >> we had the best product. >> best product? all these young pecks are young boys, huh? >> yeah. >> where are the older. >> they around. >> they take the money? >> yeah. >> in the give and take, if i'm selling drugs out there, is it mandatory somebody on them as a pistol on them for protection? >> probably. >> is it a gun or somebody on the windows or on the roof. >> it could be all of the above. it can be assault rifles, it can

be anything. >> who is this? that's the main guy, all right? main guy? >> yeah. >> what was his function? >> he was the man. >> so all the money you guys made went through his hands? >> yeah. >> everything comes together at once because he's given me all the things that i need. we identified multiple guys affiliated with street organization, not only did we identify them, he gives me the guys that are actually active and participate on a daily basis. guys carrying the weapons, guys selling the narcotics, guys moving the pecks. my job is to put the whole thing together. i cross-referenced with local police departments in chicago and then will formulate it into a colored chart and can distribute it to other law enforcement agencies in and around the area.

>> investigator doma submits the valuable intel to detectives assigned to the troubled housing project. the investigation remains open. up next -- >> muchacho! why you running, my friend? >> chicago police try to reclaim gang-infested neighborhoods by using intel. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪

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what's up, man? >> what happened, man? come on. what happened, man? what happened? >> i heard about you the other day. he was on touhy identified by his gold tooth. are you sure? he's from cabriny green. you're my man. i know you. i just wanted to see where we stand. come on, man, i know a little history of you, bro. he's a big-time drug dealer in the projects with his own crew

of guys. there are runners out there. he's going out on the streets. >> you got nothing on me, man. y'all got the wrong boy. >> how many p's in the g's? >> a couple. i want to get my life together. >> no you don't. >> yes, i do. >> then prove it to me and try to stay out of trouble. >> i try to. >> a guy of his caliber can help himself get out. where you are you going to relocate? >> i'm trying to get myself together. >> where are you going? >> atlanta. am i right? >> no. >> he's known for running to atlanta. so he said when i get out of here i'm going to leave, to atlanta? his eyeballs popped. we like to see where their mind is and let them know, we know who you are, we want you to know who we are, it is a cat and mouse game. >> you know a little too much, man. >> i know a little bit. you know a lot.

>> thousands of hearty criminals circulate every day from chicago's cook county jail, the largest single site jail in the u.s. men get there and possess valuable information that can help authorities battle an ever-rising tide of gangs and drugs. investigators here gather intel that they then share with the cook county sheriff's police. one of the most important tools that they generate, gang hierarchy charts. >> we are in a better position to accurately produce them than most policemen on the streets are. we have a hundred gangster disciples in here. a police may have one informant who is a gd giving them information, maybe two. [ speaking spanish ] >> this complex is predominantly

hispanic. the only gang in there are the latin kings. however, there's an apartment complex that are a couple miles away from each other with different gangs. and what they do is they tend to go to each other's complex and fight. these are the numbers, active members from the latin kings known to hang out in that area. we can determine if these players are there, how strong they really are in that area in the event that we might have to conduct an operation in there, we need to know the numbers in there for our safety. and all of this comes from the jail. >> this is the family here. >> yeah, they are going inside. muchachos. >> why you boys running? you got some i.d. [ speaking spanish ] >> you ever been locked up at

county? never? okay. you never been arrested? how old are you, shorty? 15? step over here. you got his name, gary? you a king, bro? most of these guys, although they are gang bangers, if you show them a little respect, they will talk to you with no problems whatsoever. if you try to rough them up, they build a defensive wall and they will not talk to you. it's a dynamic game. you have to know how to play it. it's a big chess game. it's our job to try to catch them and try to get away from us. come here. i'm going to make you guys my official little deputies, you understand? >> yeah. >> all right? all right. look, you guys are my deputies. oh, there's a little -- okay. here. when you see the bad guys, you make sure you let me know, okay?

these little kids are probably going to be the ones that grow up and join the gang because they start recruiting them at the age of 11 and 12 years old. we have to intervene so they don't get recruited. >> with so much at stake, cops like eddie haur and gary contreras know the only way to fight games is constant vigilance and surveillance. >> why are you always here, dude? you're up to no good, man. when "the squeeze" continues -- our cameras hit the front lines of chicago's drug war. >> all the pieces of the puzzle come together. it starts in the jail, on the street, we get some good stuff that way. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift

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♪ this sign right here says amor eterno para juanita. that's eternal love for a little girl trying to buy ice cream. a shooter broke out and she was trying to get ice cream and got shot. this statue has been here for a while, this memorial for her. >> since the year 2000, chicago has twice earned the dubious honor of being america's murder capital with as many as 600 homicides a year. police attribute the vast majority of killings to rampant

gang violence. >> there are so many murders happening on days, it is unreal. and the him a is all the civilians that have nothing to do with the gang violence, the 3-year-olds, the 5-year-olds, on the sidewalk play iing. >> those who embrace gang-banging usually deal narcotics, a $200 million a year industry in chi-town. many come to view human life as cheap, even when it's their own. >> lift up your shirt for me. multiple shot wounds here, here and in the back. see what i mean? this is part of the gang life. something he doesn't want to change, know what i mean? both arms have been shot up. what's this? he's been shot up and still don't continues to affiliate himself with the gangs, you know who shot you? >> the opposition. >> from where? >> from the neighborhood. >> yeah. >> he knows who did it but won't

tell who did it because what they are going to do is retaliate them themselves. they want to handle the business themselves on the streets. they are not going to tell the shots who shot them. how many times you been shot up? >> 15. >> 15 times shot up. 15 times, man. see the bullet? protruding out of his skin. >> if you have a street corner and another gang infringes on it or wants control of it, people are going to get shot and killed over it. whoever controls the drugs gets the money. and that's what it is about, the money. >> to stay on top of criminal activity, cook county sheriff's police rely on intel from the jailhouse colleagues. these officers constantly track who's who in the gangs as a matter of putting the gang-bangers on the defensive. >> hang on. what's your nickname out here? >> pumpkin. >> pumpkin.

you're pumpkin? i hear a lot about you, pumpkin. that means you are a gd. >> when we're interested in a specific area, we know who the players are. we have information and intelligence. the jail is such a fluid place where we have 10,000 people there a day that are coming and going with great fluidity that our intelligence that we get out of there is as timely as you're ever going to get. we get a call from one of the guys that's on the gang intelligence unit down at the jail and they'll say, hey, conrad, i've got a guy that can give you information about an operation that's going on out there in the operation narcotics-type operation and we'll use that person to get a search warrant and then we'll hit that area. >> when we hit the house, they never know who is the one that

turned on them. this is what comes out of the jail all the time. >> we use their own guys to catch them. that's what it boils down to. >> who deserves it just gladly? >> for cook county law enforcement, whether a traffic stop or a drug raid offers an opportunity to gain a new informant. >> anybody that we can get to, let's get them all. >> you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can be used against you in the court of law. >> hey, conrad. what goes with this one? >> this right here is a quantity of what appears to be 9-millimeter ammunition. and this is 45 mcp ammo. these are hallow points designed to expand once they contact flesh. you have a pistol right here. what looks like a 30-year

revolver. the suspect will have to appear in bond court tomorrow. if he makes the bond he'll be released. if not, he'll be rep remanded in the cook county jail. are you a land king? >> he may be developed into a confidential informant to where he's going to give us information about further criminal activity related to this case. he could also put us on to other criminal activity separate from this case. the investigation is ongoing at this point. coming up when "the squeeze" concludes, an informanlt tips police off to a pair of drug houses paving the way for a dearing bust. >> they are not gangs anymore. it is full-blown organized crime. those antacids aren't working. oh no, not that, not here! [ male announcer ] antacids don't relieve gas. gas-x is designed to relieve gas. gas-x. the gas xperts.

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for what? >> come out on the other end. >> possession? you beat that other one, right? going home or what? >> yeah. >> i hope so, man. please. >> hello? >> what's happening? they called me up. i have 15, 20 guys out in the streets. how many key? how many did you buy in the past? constantly calling me up, domma, this is what's going on. call me back within an hour, i'll have an answer. i'll talk to howard one of my guys. i'll hook you one with him. >> after leaving cook county jail, former inmates stay in contact with investigators. some become paid informants sharing timely intel on what's going down on the streets. >> what ends up happening sometimes they get tired of the big game, the dealing game, or the crime game, and one of the options is working with the police. >> today, ciu investigator and the cook county sheriff's police

conduct raids on two drug houses. one informant high-ranking member of the latin kings supplied the intel. >> be advised. sandoval's car en route. >> what we're doing now is heading over to markham courthouse with the sheriff's police officers for debriefing. we have two targets, both based in chicago heights, supposed to have a large amount of cannabis in both places. possibly heroin. >> here's the video of the house. here's the van. there's that side door. >> we may be able to get through here. >> guys, everybody, thanks for coming out. we've got everyone here from a few different gang teams. appreciate the help. we have two search warrants in chicago heights. informant used was taken down at the jail by the criminal intelligence guys at jail and passed on to demus with the gang intelligence team. we have ucs watching the house.

>> pass these around. two different locations. target on both locations is allegedly enforcer for the latin kings in the area. informant was in the house. observed eight pounds of cannabis in freezer bags in the kitchen. also a weapon in the house he observed in the kitchen area atop the refrigerator. >> everybody get a good look at the house here. these are assignments. rear containment, mark from u.s. marshalls, bucio, carpenter, zack, eddie b. and sandman front containment. remember, once we go in this building, whatever happens in the building is our responsibility. if anybody comes out of the build, if anybody jumps out a window, comes flying out, he's your responsibility. >> upon the execution of the search warrant, hopefully the individual's there. we're able to take him down.

most successful case scenario turn this individual into an informant also. >> take it. take it. take it. >> police. search warrant. >> search warrant. police, search warrant. get out of the car! police, search warrant, get out of the car! >> police, search warrant, get on the ground! >> copy that. basement's clear for four square. >> police take the target into custody. then, they converge upon the second location three blocks away. >> police, search warrant. police, search warrant. >> on the ground. >> somebody take the door right. >> police, search warrant. >> clear. go, maddie, move. clear. get that door. clear. building's secure. >> 0 no one's arefed this time. after making two successful

raids officers collect and assess evidence at each house. >> right now we have a large amount of cannabis, crack cocaine and pried open a safe they had inside and they got two pistols inside the safe. we're relatively early into the search. >> more weapons recovered. >> two more. >> nice job. >> a total of six weapons now. also cannabis, scales, and other paraphernalia. very good hit. >> pretty much all of the ammunition. >> weed. >> more ammunition. >> somebody's ready for war. >> later the team debriefs back at headquarters. >> ammunition for everything. >> the restee will remain in holding until he face's bond hearing. >> two search warrants connected with intelligence you got from the jail. were those the only two locations with this particular faction of the latin kings we're aware of? >> so far the only two for that area. i believe we have a couple other

guys ready, high-rarpging individuals ready to probably do the same thing. >> sergeant o'malley, anything to add? >> no. i just think everything went well. you know appreciate what sandman does when they get these informants here. i mean we like to work that. usually when we get informants out of the jail, they're pretty much good to go. >> there's no loyalty in the dope game. once somebody gets locked up they'll give up everybody and anybody. they'll even give up their own mother to get out of jail. >> investigators hope for the ultimate coup the gang member arrested today will also be turned into an informant. >> to the individual, as we're doing the transport, hard core in the beginning. got softer towards the end. we'll see. once he goes into custody, maybe we can go at him again. hopefully have this snowball bet. >> we have intelligence just a little bit off. one gun noted in the briefing but we did get six. just off in that respect. we got five more than what we

thought. >> that's a very good mistake. i like that. >> i was waiting for somebody -- >> that was a mistake. i'll take anything. >> anytime you get six guns is huge off the street. everybody's safe as a result. kids playing on the block. that goes a long way in my eyes. >> this is what it leads to. >> how old are you, shorty? >> something that starts out small and it can definitely snowball into something huge. my drive for my job growing up in the rough area in the city of chicago, probably 50/50 shot. half of us went into law enforcement, the other half went into the gangs and drugs. unfortunately for them i think half of that half, they are six feet under. to get the bad guys and get them off the streets, this is a real good