in certain respects, both informants weather the storm better than anyone else. timing and luck were on their side. kind of worked out better for them. they re not worried about anybody thinking they will be up here working with the police when everybody is trying to hide from the police right now. they have have a bun now. if they didn t before, they have one now. a code of silence between them wille real maniac latin disciples, the gang will stay on its heels, losing status and money in the drug trade. we got to find the connects. knock the whole organization out in one fell swoop. but it has definitely done some damage. sent a big shock wave. now they are not retaliating and fighting back against law
easier to take them all down. they share the intel with chicago police who have a massive crack down. within two weeks of the shooting, chicago police arrest 120 maniac disciples. many on misdemeanors and outstanding warrants. when cops come and sweep out the area, not only did you send a message to the maniac latin disciples, you send a message to all gangs city wide. one of the informants, lefty in the meantime lefty claims the shooter acted alone without authorization from the gang pep had been fighting with some latin kings but now, not even his own gang, will defend them.
hearing about a renewed battle on the streets between two long time rivals. the latin kings and maniac latin disciples. it is hot over there. what kind of case you got? that s it? what s your background? couple misdemeanors. fighting. what they call you? maniacs. been at wares with big gangs. been at war with cobras, gangstas, kings. one of the worst is where they were killing each other. you see my face, you know, no single my gang. so don t shoot me. the maniac latin disciples or mlds are the second largest street gang? chicago. they got their start on the
within a few days, investigators wrap up enough buys for a warrant. they want to hit the house fast before the maniac latin disciples, who are already feeling the heat, move their weapons elsewhere. went inside the house. police, search warrant. police, search warrant. he was a 21st century global nomad home was an airport lounge and an ipad
as the maniac latin disciples wait for dust to settle, their drug sales dry up with all of the heat on their neighborhoods. they also expect their rivals, latin kings, to retaliate since they were the intended targets. for poncho and lefty, the stakes suddenly couldn t be higher. you could have definitely been caught, the w the sweep going down. you could be sitting behind bars. investigators sandoval and carpenter decide to strike while the iron s hot. they want to use poncho and lefty it take down the so-called nation house where the maniac