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There are only two ways in -- either boat for several days down river, or aboard a jungle bus, which is what locals call the world war ii-era dc-3. ive flown worse. ive been brought here by pablo mora, a teacher at medellin university and a particular enthusiast for this classic of golden age aviation. youve taken this flight before? >> pablo: yes. every time i have a chance, i come here and fly one. its a romantic thing. >> anthony: he sees the work that these hulking great airships and their p...

Its decades of civil unrest have left vast swaths of colombia relatively unknown, even to its own citizens. to reach a place previously considered a no-go area, ill fly out of an airport in villavicencio, 45 miles southeast of the capital city of bogota. on first inspection, this is an airplane bone yard, where unwanted props from "romancing the stone" corrode artfully. but in reality, this sleepy hangar is an important gateway to the more impenetrable parts of the country. the remote settlement...

>> whoever come up to me, c-3, no, im not c-3 no more. im marquel. >> dean regularly attends church services in the chapel. >> marquel, ive known him for quite a while. pretty wild kid. addicted to gang banging. when i saw him, i knew he was a preacher. i knew he was from the first time i saw him. even as bad as he was, what he was in there for. i believe gots going to give him favor. >> deans past is very much a part of his present and could haunt him for the rest of his life. two years earlier...

Today hes the sheriff of sedgwick county. >> we did about a year and a half investigation, we were the lead agency on it, convicted about 50 crip gang members from distribution of cocaine, to rico, rico conspiracies, homicide, a whole plethora of things. eradicated the crip gang here, the largest gang we had. >> along with other duties, sheriff easter oversees the sedgwick county jail. most here are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial and resolution of their cases. among them is a man ...

He led a task force that landed dozens of gang members in federal prison. today hes the sheriff of sedgwick county. >> we did about a year and a half investigation along with atf and fbi. we were the lead agency on it. we were able to convict about 50 crip gang members for various charges from distribution of cocaine to ric owe, to rico societies, a plethora of things. eradicated the crip gang, the largest gang we had. >> along with other duties, sheriff jeff easter over sees the sedgwick county...

Today, hes the sheriff of sedgwick county. >> we did about a year and a half investigation with atf and fbi. we were the lead agency on it. we were able to convict about 50 crip gang members for various charges from distribution of cocaine to rico, rico conspiracies, homicide, just a whole plethora of things. kind of eradicated the crip gang here, which was the largest gang we had. >> along with other duties, he oversees the sedgwick county jail. most here are only accused of crimes and are awai...

The remote settlements in the amazon basin are cut off from the country, with neither rail nor roads connecting them. there are only two ways in, either boat for several days down river, or aboard a jungle bus, which is what locals call the world war ii era dc-3. ive flown worse. ive been brought mere by pablo mora, a teacher at medellin university and a particular enthusiast for this classic of golden-age aviation. youve taken this flight before? >> yes. every chance i have, i come here and fly...

Its decades of civil unrest have left vast swaths of colombia relatively unknown, even to its own citizens. to reach a place previously considered a no-go area, ill fly out of an airport in villavicencio, 45 miles southeast of the capital bogota. on first inspection, this is an airplane boneyard, where unwanted props from "romancing the stone" corrode artfully. but in reality, this sleepy hangar is an important gateway to the more impenetrable parts of the country. the remote settlements in the ...

Down river, or aboard a jungle bus, which is what locals call the world war ii era dc-3. ive flown worse. ive been brought here by pablo mora, a teacher at medellin university and a particular enthusiast for this classic of golden-age aviation. youve taken this flight before? >> yes. every chance i have, i come here and fly one. its a romantic thing. >> he sees the work these hulking great airships and their pilots do, as daredevil humanitarian missions for the more remote colombians. >> they ha...

There are only two ways in, either boat for several days down river, or aboard a jungle bus, which is what locals call the world war ii era dc-3. ive flown worse. ive been brought mere by pablo mora, a teacher at medellin university and a particular enthusiast for this classic of golden-age aviation. youve taken this flight before? >> yes. every chance i have, i come here and fly one. its a romantic thing. >> he sees the work these hulking great airships and their pilots do, as daredevil humanit...