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You going to go home or what? >> yeah. >> i hope so, man. please. >> hello. hey, whats happening? they called me up. i have about 15 or 20 guys out on the streets. how many keys did you buy from him in the past? two keys. two kilos you bought from him? constantly calling me up, doma, this is whats going on. i want to see if anybody is interested. call me back within the hour and ill have an answer for you. im going to talk to howard, one of my guys. im going to hook you up with him. >> after lea...

>> this is pretty much an ongoing thing. at least once a week we recover weapons. with the crime rate being so high in the city of chicago, any time we can remove a weapon from the streets, we pretty much could have saved somebodys life. fortunately, today, the call came through and we were able to get it. >> up next -- >> $5,000, $6,000 right there between all six off youse? >> more. >> more? >> a jailhouse informant exposes a high-rolling drug ring. and later, police act on intel to launch a d...

Thats the main guy, all right. main guy? >> yeah. >> what was his function? >> he was the man. >> so all the money that you guys made somehow got in his hands? >> yeah. >> so this guy was the one making all the money? >> yeah. >> everything comes together at once because hes 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 participator on a daily basis, guys that are ...

Police who shot him. hes been shot up -- how many times you been shot up? >> 15. >> 15 times hes been shot up. >> bullet right there. >> see a 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 thats what its about, money. >> caution indicator. dangerous. >> to stay on top of criminal activity, cook county sheriffs police rely on ...

>> up next, jail intel uncovers a deadly weapon. >> if you look down the alley with this weapon is being stashed by gang bangers, you have kids down here playing ball. >> and later -- >> is it mandatory somebody in that area has a pistol on them for protection? >> an exclusive look at how an informant gives up a major drug ring.

Many of them 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 sheriffs police. one of the most important tools that they generate, gang hierarchy charts. >> were in a better position to accurately produce them than most policemen on the street are. weve got hundreds of gangster disciples in here. a policeman on the street may have one informant thats a gd giving him info...

Hes been shot up -- how many times you been shot up? >> 15. >> 15 times hes been shot up. >> bullet right there. >> see a 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 thats what its about, money. >> caution indicator. dangerous. >> to stay on top of criminal activity, cook county sheriffs police rely on intel from their jail...

The investigation remains open. up next -- >> why you running, my friend? >> cook county sheriff police fight to reclaim gang-infested neighborhoods by using jail intel.