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Founded in the 1960s, they got their start on the citys northwest side and branched out from there. they now claim up to 3,000 members, who must obey strict codes of conduct. above all, no one is to cooperate with law enforcement. but sandoval and carpenter have seen gang members break that cardinal rule time and time again. theyve personally recruited many informants from the maniac latin disciples, including this man, who were calling poncho, to protect his identity. poncho has been in and out...

Authorities, but a team of two enormously ups the stakes as each entrusts his life with the other. this pair of informants who we have been calling poncho and lefty have just started an operation to nab a drug ring on chicagos west side. their plan takes a turn one week later. its at this playground that gunfire erupts at a neighborhood on northwest side. bullets strike two little girls, a 7-year-old and a 2-year-old, piercing one in the back and grazing the other in the head. both survive their...

Interview, i dont think youre going to see this right here because it takes guts, man. >> one informant alone shoulders enough risk by working with authorities. but a team of two enormously ups the stakes as each entrusts his life with the other. invest gatorade dran sand dl oval and this pair of informants whom weve been calling poncho and lefty just started an operation to nab the drug ring on the left side. their plan takes a 180 degree turn, however, one week later. its at this playground th...

If theres a financial opportunity. poncho and lefty are giving up members of a black street/ gang that they do business with. >> although theyre oppositions, its all about money. elf especially on the west side. >> im set up on monticello and hur. n you got guys on the northwest corner and the southeast corner. >> as a first step,ç sheriffs police are sending an undercover officer with poncho to buy heroin. >> target we got today only serves select clientele. and our informant is one of them. ...

Trying to shoot at a gangland rival and missed. >> this was an outrageous act. >> chicagos new police superintendent declares war on the maniac latin zpiems. >> their entire organization will be held accountable for the alcohols of one of them. >> its a turn of the tide. let everybody know were not going to be playing, set an example. anybody shooting kids, get ready because were going to hit the whole gang. >> poncho and lefty, who belong to the gang, now find themselves in the middle. prior to...

These guys cause its going to be a long summer. >> summertime is traditionally chicagos bloodiest season. and a long-time rivalry between two major latino games is already flaring up again. ciu investigators adrian sandoval and drake carpenter has a pair of street informants from one of those gangs, maniac latin zpiems, ready to go to work for them. >> its good to have guys like me here. theres going to be a lot of shooting. >> beside acting as eyes and ears for lawence forcement, theyve offered...

Chicago. founded in the 1960s, they got their start on the citys northwest side and branched out from there. they now claim up to 3,000 members, who must obey strict codes of conduct. above all, no one is toç cooperate with law enforcement. but sandoval and carpenter have seen gang members break that cardinal rule time and time again. they personally recruited many informants from the maniac latin disciples, including this man, who were calling poncho, to protect his identity. poncho has been ...

>> i got a partner now. i dont care how many guys you interview. i dont think youre gonna see this right here. cause it takes guts, man. >> one informant alone shoulders enough risk by working with authorities, but a team of two enormously ups the stakes as each entrusts his life with the other. investigator adrian sandoval and this pair of informants, whom we have been calling poncho and lefty, have just started an operation to nab a drug ring on chicagos west side. their plan takes a 180-degre...

He had been fighting with some latin kings but now not even his own gang will defend him. >> nobody in the right state of mind. he took action upon himself. and now hes got to pay for it. nobody behind him on that [ muted ]. hes popped. >> as the maniac latin disciples wait for the dust to settle, their drug sales dry up. they also expect their rivals, the latin kings, to retaliate, since they were the intended targets of the shooting. for poncho and lefty, the stakes suddenly couldnt be higher....

>> one informant alone shoulders enough risk by working with authorities. but a team of two, enormously ups the stakes as each entrusts his life with the other. investigator adrian sandoval and this pair of informants who we have been calling poncho and lefty, just started an investigation it nab a drug ring on chicagos west side. their plan takes a 180 degree turn, however, one week later. its at this place grounat gunfire erupts in avondale park, a neighborhood on the northwest side. bull a 7-...