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Another. >> but that meth, it was too strong for me. >> was it really? >> yeah. it was too strong for me. >> you just didn't like the high, huh? >> no. >> in the past decade, chicago's witnessed the rise of a new and powerfully addictive drug -- crystal methamphetamine. meth-related arrests cut across class and race lines, landing suspected users and dealers from all parts of the city and suburbs in cook county jail. it's here that they join thousands of other detainees being held for trial. most have been charged with crimes, but not convicted. >> you guys got a lot of meth out by you? >> cri...

>> today criminal intelligence unit are meeting a man tied to the mannheim strip. he admits to selling crack there. >> you have shackles? why don't you make a phone call right now. we have about seven or eight guys from your area. your area is a hot spot right now. we're going to interview them and help them out. if you say no, we're not coming back. let's do it. it was kind of an ultimatum. he said fine. >> they see potential in this inmate. we're calling him elvis to protect his identity. >> today you're on a special assignment.

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 advice 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. right now we're probably about a mile away from the jail. it's a straight shot. it's 26th...

Out, he's down with that. >> today criminal intelligence unit are meeting a man tied to the mannheim strip. he admits to selling crack there. >> you have shackles? why don't you make a phone call right now. we have about seven or eight guys from your area. your area is a hot spot right now. we're going to interview them and help them out. if you say no, we're not coming back. let's do it. it was kind of an ultimatum. he said fine. >> they see potential in this inmate. we're calling him elvis to protect his identity. >> today you're on a special

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