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You going to go home or what? >> yeah. >> i hope so, man. please. >> hello. hey, what's 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 what's going on. i want to see if anybody is interested. call me back within the hour and i'll have an answer for you. i'm going to talk to howard, one of my guys. i'm going to hook you up with him. >> after leaving cook county jail, many former inmates stay in contact with ciu investigators. some become ...

>> 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 somebody's 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 dangerous raid. >> this is what it leads to. [ boy ] looks like our work is done here. i'm heading h...

That's 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 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 participator on a daily basis, guys that are carrying the weapons, guys that are selling the narcotics, guys that are moving the packs. now, my...

Police who shot him. he's been shot up -- how many times you been shot up? >> 15. >> 15 times he's 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 that's what it's about, money. >> caution indicator. dangerous. >> to stay on top of criminal activity, cook county sheriff's police rely on intel from their jailhouse colleagues. these officers constantly track who's who in the gangs a...

>> 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.