1 00:00:04,270 --> 00:00:06,672 [Nathan] In this episode... 2 00:00:06,674 --> 00:00:09,742 Narcotics are destroying Kansas City, Kansas. 3 00:00:09,744 --> 00:00:11,410 [man] Hands up. Put them up. 4 00:00:11,412 --> 00:00:13,112 [Nathan] The police are recruiting dealers 5 00:00:13,114 --> 00:00:15,247 to help trap the biggest suppliers. 6 00:00:15,249 --> 00:00:19,118 [officer] You're gonna have one shot for cooperation to help yourself out. 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:20,786 [Eric] Buy-busts are dangerous because 8 00:00:20,788 --> 00:00:22,688 most drug traffickers are armed. 9 00:00:22,690 --> 00:00:25,090 [Nathan] For officers, it's dangerous work. 10 00:00:25,092 --> 00:00:29,061 [Eric] We're going after the ones that don't care about ruining other people's lives. 11 00:00:29,063 --> 00:00:31,230 [Nathan] Can they flip a drug kingpin 12 00:00:31,232 --> 00:00:33,665 and stop the flow of poison into the city? 13 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:35,334 [Phillip] That's some dirty ass meth, man. 14 00:00:37,437 --> 00:00:39,138 [Nathan] One police department, 15 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:42,007 one hundred cameras 16 00:00:43,009 --> 00:00:45,878 capturing investigations as they unfold. 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,246 [siren wailing] 18 00:00:47,248 --> 00:00:52,084 From 911, to arrest, to lock up, 19 00:00:52,986 --> 00:00:55,454 all of what follows is real. 20 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,541 [police officer speaking] 21 00:01:22,215 --> 00:01:23,615 [man speaking] 22 00:01:25,085 --> 00:01:28,420 [police officer speaking] 23 00:01:49,209 --> 00:01:52,611 [Dylan] The narcotics problem in Kansas City, Kansas, is huge. 24 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:56,548 And we're trying to tackle a huge battle. 25 00:01:58,384 --> 00:02:02,020 Meth is everywhere. Seems like it's on every corner. 26 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:04,490 I've seen it destroy people's lives. 27 00:02:08,661 --> 00:02:09,962 [police officer speaking] 28 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:19,104 [Eric] In Narcotics, we operate in a world 29 00:02:19,106 --> 00:02:20,239 that others just don't see. 30 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:24,910 We're different just in how we think. 31 00:02:24,912 --> 00:02:26,478 [Eric speaking] 32 00:02:32,418 --> 00:02:34,786 [Eric] We use this thing called the flip. 33 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,622 We wanna work up to the people 34 00:02:36,624 --> 00:02:39,124 that are bringing the drugs in. 35 00:02:39,126 --> 00:02:42,361 So we start at the bottom and we work our way up, 36 00:02:42,363 --> 00:02:45,063 and we never really know how high we might go. 37 00:02:46,332 --> 00:02:47,666 [Eric speaking] 38 00:02:51,037 --> 00:02:52,437 [man speaking] 39 00:02:57,710 --> 00:02:58,944 [Eric] In the Kansas City area, 40 00:02:58,946 --> 00:03:01,813 if you throw a rock down the street and hit a house, 41 00:03:01,815 --> 00:03:03,315 there's a higher chance than you'd imagine 42 00:03:03,317 --> 00:03:04,616 that you'd find drugs in there. 43 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:09,688 There's innocent victims trapped in this war 44 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:12,157 that are addicted to drugs. 45 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:14,560 We try to find opportunities to try to help them out. 46 00:03:16,229 --> 00:03:18,764 But there's also people that are addicted to drugs that are evil, 47 00:03:18,766 --> 00:03:21,133 and they don't never want to change. 48 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:25,270 We're going after the ones that have no regard, 49 00:03:25,272 --> 00:03:28,273 that don't care about ruining other people's lives. 50 00:03:28,275 --> 00:03:32,244 Uh, taking moms and dads away from kids through addiction. 51 00:03:32,246 --> 00:03:34,479 And that's what we want to do is we want to disrupt that. 52 00:03:39,752 --> 00:03:41,353 [Nathan] A young couple has been arrested 53 00:03:41,355 --> 00:03:44,056 in possession of eight ounces of meth 54 00:03:44,058 --> 00:03:46,358 and handed over to the Narcotics Unit. 55 00:03:47,961 --> 00:03:49,261 [Dylan conversing with couple] 56 00:03:56,102 --> 00:03:58,403 [woman speaking] 57 00:03:58,405 --> 00:03:59,538 [Dylan] I know. 58 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,573 [woman speaking] 59 00:04:03,676 --> 00:04:05,010 It is. 60 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:09,648 [Eric speaking] 61 00:04:15,188 --> 00:04:16,588 [man speaking] 62 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,058 [Eric speaking] 63 00:04:22,996 --> 00:04:24,029 [man speaking] 64 00:04:24,031 --> 00:04:25,964 - [Eric] Really? - [man] Yeah. 65 00:04:29,168 --> 00:04:31,003 [Eric] We're not interested in a confession 66 00:04:31,005 --> 00:04:33,105 because we already know that they're guilty. 67 00:04:33,107 --> 00:04:34,906 We'll start off with the common user, 68 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:36,942 then we want to try to flip above them 69 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:39,711 to get the mid-level, uh, people that are getting 70 00:04:39,713 --> 00:04:41,747 a little bit bigger quantity. 71 00:04:41,749 --> 00:04:43,215 Ultimately, you want to try to flip that 72 00:04:43,217 --> 00:04:46,918 to get up to the person that's getting it straight from Mexico, 73 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,222 that's bringing in millions of dollars of methamphetamine. 74 00:04:51,357 --> 00:04:53,859 [Nathan] Police convince him to text his dealer 75 00:04:53,861 --> 00:04:55,193 to look for more meth. 76 00:04:55,195 --> 00:04:56,662 [Eric speaking] 77 00:04:56,664 --> 00:04:59,131 [man speaking] 78 00:04:59,133 --> 00:05:00,399 [Eric] All right. 79 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:04,102 [Eric speaking] 80 00:05:06,539 --> 00:05:07,739 [man] Okay. 81 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:10,609 [Eric speaking] 82 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:17,849 [Nathan] With the dealers recruited 83 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:20,285 as confidential informants, 84 00:05:20,287 --> 00:05:24,122 officers now refer to them as CIs or friendlies. 85 00:05:24,757 --> 00:05:26,992 [Eric] Hey, Sarge, you ready to brief? 86 00:05:26,994 --> 00:05:29,961 [Nathan] They set up a deal to capture their supplier. 87 00:05:33,232 --> 00:05:35,233 [Eric] CIs are here, they're ready to go. 88 00:05:35,235 --> 00:05:37,169 We're gonna be, uh, buying from Chris. 89 00:05:38,137 --> 00:05:41,039 So he's actually a KCK guy. 90 00:05:41,041 --> 00:05:43,108 He's got two prior drug convictions. 91 00:05:44,043 --> 00:05:45,777 This guy brags that he sells 92 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:49,247 like, he'll... he'll buy $50,000 worth of meth at a time. 93 00:05:49,249 --> 00:05:50,882 So today, we're gonna try to meet him 94 00:05:50,884 --> 00:05:52,317 at the gas station. 95 00:05:52,319 --> 00:05:54,786 Send the CI in, both of them, 96 00:05:54,788 --> 00:05:56,488 and we expect to get a pound of meth. 97 00:05:58,124 --> 00:05:59,291 The plan that we're hoping is that 98 00:05:59,293 --> 00:06:00,625 this guy then is gonna turn around 99 00:06:00,627 --> 00:06:02,060 and just go right back home. 100 00:06:02,062 --> 00:06:04,029 At that point, when he pulls in the parking lot, 101 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:05,063 as he's getting out 102 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:07,099 and starting to walk towards the apartment 103 00:06:07,101 --> 00:06:09,034 for you guys to affect the arrest on him. 104 00:06:09,302 --> 00:06:10,369 Snatch his ass up. 105 00:06:10,371 --> 00:06:11,570 [police officer] Ready? 106 00:06:16,409 --> 00:06:18,110 A buy-bust is when we set up, 107 00:06:18,112 --> 00:06:20,479 uh, an arranged buy of drugs. 108 00:06:21,247 --> 00:06:24,049 We're gonna then bust them or arrest them. 109 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:29,354 Generally, we'll have some type of tactical response 110 00:06:29,356 --> 00:06:31,690 that will take them down in the parking lot 111 00:06:31,692 --> 00:06:32,924 or when they come home. 112 00:06:34,894 --> 00:06:36,962 [officer] They're waiting for us to give them the money. 113 00:06:38,264 --> 00:06:40,399 [Eric] So you have 20, 40, 60, 80. 114 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:42,234 One. Twenty, forty, sixty. 115 00:06:42,236 --> 00:06:44,369 [man speaking] 116 00:06:44,371 --> 00:06:46,671 [Eric] All right, so you're gonna meet with him. 117 00:06:46,673 --> 00:06:49,007 Give him the money, get the meth, 118 00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:50,542 and you're just gonna shoot right back here. 119 00:06:51,844 --> 00:06:53,612 Tell him, uh, give us... 120 00:06:53,614 --> 00:06:55,547 tell him you'll be there in five to ten minutes. 121 00:07:00,353 --> 00:07:01,620 [Phillip] That's our CI. 122 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:06,258 All right, looks like it might be going down. 123 00:07:08,895 --> 00:07:11,029 [Dylan] There's a lot of different ways 124 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:14,366 that a CI could hurt an investigation. 125 00:07:14,368 --> 00:07:16,802 You could have informants walking off with your money 126 00:07:16,804 --> 00:07:18,069 that you gave them, you know, 127 00:07:18,071 --> 00:07:20,238 that the city has provided them. 128 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,974 They could tell the person that you're investigating, 129 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:25,477 "Hey, you know, the police are looking at you." 130 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:28,647 [Eric] He's heading towards the, uh, meet location. 131 00:07:29,682 --> 00:07:31,416 [police officer speaking] 132 00:07:34,654 --> 00:07:35,954 - Do you hear that? - [Dylan] Mmm-hmm. 133 00:07:36,789 --> 00:07:39,257 [Dylan] Nothing like a prompt drug trafficker. 134 00:07:40,326 --> 00:07:41,960 He beat us to the meeting location, 135 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:43,161 - that doesn't... - [Eric] Love it. 136 00:07:43,163 --> 00:07:44,262 [Dylan] That doesn't happen too often. 137 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:45,597 [Eric] Love it. 138 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,169 When you're dealing with people that are on meth, selling meth, 139 00:07:51,171 --> 00:07:53,171 they're overly paranoid anyway. 140 00:07:53,173 --> 00:07:55,974 And so one wrong surveillance move 141 00:07:55,976 --> 00:07:58,844 can send them like a speeding bullet 142 00:07:58,846 --> 00:08:00,011 down the road. 143 00:08:01,414 --> 00:08:03,381 [Eric] That's our CIs in the white SUV. 144 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:08,419 Can you see it? 145 00:08:09,655 --> 00:08:11,289 [Dylan] It's that black truck over there. 146 00:08:12,992 --> 00:08:14,659 [police officer speaking] 147 00:08:17,230 --> 00:08:19,564 [police officer] Friendlies are on the lot. 148 00:08:19,566 --> 00:08:21,967 [Eric] All right, the target and our friendly, 149 00:08:21,969 --> 00:08:23,802 the male friendly, both got in the car. 150 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:25,003 They're both in the truck. 151 00:08:25,905 --> 00:08:28,173 Male friendly's in the passenger seat. 152 00:08:31,110 --> 00:08:33,211 [Dylan] Friendly is back out of the car. 153 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:35,947 [Eric] Truck's backing out. 154 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:37,148 [Dylan] Target's backing out. 155 00:08:42,154 --> 00:08:44,256 Okay, we're gonna have to do a loose moving, guys. 156 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:46,324 He's northbound. 157 00:08:46,326 --> 00:08:48,293 [police officer] Northbound on 55. 158 00:08:52,331 --> 00:08:54,232 [Dylan] Just so everybody knows, 159 00:08:54,234 --> 00:08:56,668 friendlies are advised, and it was a good deal. 160 00:08:58,070 --> 00:08:59,437 [police officer speaking] 161 00:09:04,477 --> 00:09:05,977 That's not what we wanted to happen. 162 00:09:05,979 --> 00:09:08,113 [police officer on radio] Yeah I got him. 163 00:09:08,115 --> 00:09:10,081 [Eric] That's not the way to his apartment. 164 00:09:10,083 --> 00:09:11,683 [Dylan] Never goes as planned. 165 00:09:13,085 --> 00:09:15,253 [Eric] All this guy had to do is turn around and go home. 166 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:18,456 [police officer speaking] 167 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:20,258 [Phillip] We were hoping that he was gonna stop somewhere 168 00:09:20,260 --> 00:09:22,227 inside of KCK. 169 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:23,962 I don't know, we're maybe seeing if he 170 00:09:23,964 --> 00:09:26,231 stops some place in Leavenworth County. 171 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:27,933 [Eric] Why would he go in there? 172 00:09:31,170 --> 00:09:33,471 [Eric] Hey, if this dude gets out at a restaurant 173 00:09:33,473 --> 00:09:36,374 or a gas station and goes in, you want to scoop him up. 174 00:09:36,376 --> 00:09:37,809 [Phillip] Yeah. 175 00:09:37,811 --> 00:09:41,212 The guy has got $3,000 of our money. 176 00:09:54,193 --> 00:09:57,195 [Dylan] He's, uh, taking a right here. 177 00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:59,631 Turning east on Commercial. 178 00:09:59,633 --> 00:10:00,999 He's turning around. 179 00:10:03,536 --> 00:10:05,370 Looks like it's some, uh... 180 00:10:06,706 --> 00:10:08,406 supersaver store. 181 00:10:10,776 --> 00:10:13,878 [Nathan] The Narcotics Unit is in pursuit of a meth dealer 182 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:18,249 who's jumped the county line with $3,000 of their money. 183 00:10:20,019 --> 00:10:21,486 [Dylan] He's creeping through the lot. 184 00:10:22,321 --> 00:10:23,955 [Phillip] Probably gonna spend our $3,200 185 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:25,423 at the Nebraska Furniture Mart. 186 00:10:26,425 --> 00:10:28,593 [Eric] He's trying to furnish his apartment. 187 00:10:29,762 --> 00:10:31,763 [police officer] He's parked. And he's out of it. 188 00:10:31,765 --> 00:10:33,965 He's walking towards the business, 189 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,634 but he's walked out of my view. 190 00:10:38,404 --> 00:10:40,238 [Dylan] There's his truck right there. 191 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,073 - [Eric] This black one? - [Dylan] Right there. 192 00:10:42,075 --> 00:10:43,208 [Eric] Yeah. 193 00:10:44,977 --> 00:10:46,344 [police officer speaking] 194 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:48,780 [Dylan] We do not see him out by any of the vehicles. 195 00:10:48,782 --> 00:10:50,415 Do we know he's inside? 196 00:10:50,417 --> 00:10:52,384 [Dylan] Did anybody see him go inside? 197 00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:58,423 [police officer] We're waiting on the [indistinct]. 198 00:11:00,726 --> 00:11:03,028 [Eric speaking] 199 00:11:03,030 --> 00:11:04,696 [Dylan] EJ's got eyes on him, he's in the store, 200 00:11:04,698 --> 00:11:05,997 if you wanna move in. 201 00:11:07,366 --> 00:11:09,367 [Eric] He's up by the front. He's up by the front. 202 00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:14,305 He's right at the register. 203 00:11:14,307 --> 00:11:16,174 He's at the register, guys, so. 204 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:20,679 [Eric] He's paying now. 205 00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:22,981 [Dylan] He's paying now. 206 00:11:23,983 --> 00:11:25,417 [police officer speaking] 207 00:11:26,218 --> 00:11:28,386 Damn it. Don't let him get back in that car. 208 00:11:33,392 --> 00:11:34,826 [Dylan] He's walking out, walking out now, 209 00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:36,161 walking out now. 210 00:11:40,466 --> 00:11:42,467 Out the door, I got eyes on him, he's out the door. 211 00:11:46,639 --> 00:11:47,672 [officer] Put them up. 212 00:11:50,309 --> 00:11:52,177 Get on the ground right now. 213 00:11:52,179 --> 00:11:54,079 - Get on the ground. - All right. 214 00:11:54,081 --> 00:11:55,380 All the way down on your stomach. 215 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:56,581 Hands behind your back. 216 00:12:10,529 --> 00:12:11,896 [police officer] Stand up. 217 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:13,298 One, two, three. 218 00:12:13,966 --> 00:12:15,233 He's in custody. 219 00:12:17,002 --> 00:12:18,236 [door slamming] 220 00:12:19,371 --> 00:12:20,438 [police officer] Oh, yeah. 221 00:12:21,340 --> 00:12:22,941 What's up? 222 00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:24,342 [Dylan] Search the vehicle now. 223 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:28,012 A pound of dope and my money back, I'll be happy. 224 00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:33,384 [Dylan] Looks like we got quite a bit of product in the truck. 225 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:36,454 Definitely half a pound or more. 226 00:12:40,359 --> 00:12:42,293 [Nathan] After searching the dealer's car, 227 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:44,462 they find over a pound of meth. 228 00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:48,199 [police officer speaking] 229 00:12:48,201 --> 00:12:49,868 Walking out. 230 00:12:49,870 --> 00:12:51,002 [police officer] 80 and 30, we have the 231 00:12:51,004 --> 00:12:52,303 apartment locked down for you. 232 00:12:53,906 --> 00:12:56,941 [Nathan] The Special Operations Unit raid his apartment 233 00:12:56,943 --> 00:12:59,043 to search for the rest of the stash. 234 00:12:59,045 --> 00:13:01,312 We acquired a search warrant. 235 00:13:01,314 --> 00:13:03,414 Police Department, we have a search warrant. 236 00:13:04,817 --> 00:13:06,217 Police search warrant! 237 00:13:06,819 --> 00:13:07,852 Police search warrant! 238 00:13:07,854 --> 00:13:08,853 Police search warrant! 239 00:13:08,855 --> 00:13:10,288 Police search warrant! 240 00:13:11,223 --> 00:13:13,091 [Phillip] He's gotta have money somewhere. 241 00:13:25,037 --> 00:13:27,138 If there's gonna be something, it's gonna be here. 242 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:29,908 [police officer] Hey. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. 243 00:13:29,910 --> 00:13:31,643 -[police officer] Oh, here we go. -[police officer] Success. 244 00:13:32,278 --> 00:13:33,678 [Dylan] We're good. 245 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,980 We got a safe... 246 00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:39,217 that has a pretty good little hit, money wise. 247 00:13:40,753 --> 00:13:43,221 [police officer] 672, we're done processing the apartment 248 00:13:43,223 --> 00:13:46,324 and we are headed back to HQ as well. 249 00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:50,862 [Dylan] So, Andy sent me that from the apartment. 250 00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:52,030 - [Eric] Ah, it's awesome. - [Dylan] Yeah. 251 00:13:52,032 --> 00:13:55,900 Like a Pelican case of currency. 252 00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:59,404 He said he thinks it's no less than 10 grand. 253 00:13:59,406 --> 00:14:02,140 [Eric] If he's getting supposedly up to 10 keys at a time, 254 00:14:02,142 --> 00:14:04,809 then he might be in a position to make a phone call, today. 255 00:14:04,811 --> 00:14:05,944 [Dylan] Yeah. 256 00:14:05,946 --> 00:14:07,612 - Somebody's expecting money. - [Dylan] Yes. 257 00:14:09,181 --> 00:14:11,716 - That's good. - [Dylan] Yeah. 258 00:14:11,718 --> 00:14:13,585 - It might be a longer night than I thought. - [Dylan] Yup. 259 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:20,191 [Eric] There's times where you catch 'em, 260 00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:21,826 where they don't really have a lot of product, 261 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:23,328 but they have a lot of money. 262 00:14:23,330 --> 00:14:26,064 That immediately tells me that that's ripe, 263 00:14:26,066 --> 00:14:29,167 you know, they're ready to order up a large amount. 264 00:14:29,169 --> 00:14:31,069 Sometimes that presents our opportunity 265 00:14:31,071 --> 00:14:33,271 to move up to the next level. 266 00:14:33,273 --> 00:14:36,274 The mid-level drug dealer is gonna open up good doors 267 00:14:36,276 --> 00:14:39,410 and wide opportunities to identify, uh, 268 00:14:40,145 --> 00:14:41,445 a larger organization, 269 00:14:42,681 --> 00:14:46,417 a higher portion of the organization, you just never know. 270 00:14:46,419 --> 00:14:49,053 [Nathan] The case retrieved from the suspect's apartment 271 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:51,289 reveals a surprise. 272 00:14:53,292 --> 00:14:54,959 [police officer] These are $1,000 bundles. 273 00:14:54,961 --> 00:14:57,629 I'm... I'm thinking it's gonna be somewhere around 50. 274 00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:00,665 [Eric] It's probably, I would guess, 40 or 50 grand. 275 00:15:02,167 --> 00:15:04,335 [police officer] Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and start counting this. 276 00:15:09,942 --> 00:15:12,443 [Eric] He's obviously due to pay his guy. 277 00:15:15,114 --> 00:15:17,315 [police officer] 466 grams. 278 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:23,254 [Dylan] That's pure meth right there. 279 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,625 [Eric] We're gonna try to interview him. 280 00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:29,527 You wanna go in there with me or... 281 00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:31,296 [police officer] Yeah. I want you to take the lead. 282 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:36,167 [Eric] What's up, man? 283 00:15:37,836 --> 00:15:39,771 Detective... 284 00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:41,973 [Eric] You all right, man? 285 00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:45,443 Basically, Chris, we both work for Kansas City, Kansas Narcotics Unit. 286 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:47,578 And today just happened to be the day that 287 00:15:48,213 --> 00:15:50,315 we are in position to arrest you. 288 00:15:51,984 --> 00:15:54,385 The amount of dope we got, looking at a lot of time. 289 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:58,790 Just with the amount of drugs, 290 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:02,026 theoretically, we're looking at 30 to 40 years or life. 291 00:16:04,930 --> 00:16:06,397 There's a lot of issues, man. 292 00:16:07,099 --> 00:16:09,067 And that's why we feel like 293 00:16:09,069 --> 00:16:11,636 today would've been a good opportunity to approach you, 294 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:13,538 to try to... to try to get you to cooperate. 295 00:16:15,474 --> 00:16:17,508 And here's the part where I'm gonna be honest with you. 296 00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:18,843 You're not going home today. 297 00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:20,078 [Chris speaking] 298 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:21,679 [Eric] Okay. You're not going home tomorrow. 299 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:22,947 [Chris speaking] 300 00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:24,282 [Eric] And the reason is, we know that 301 00:16:24,284 --> 00:16:26,017 you have people that you get from. 302 00:16:26,019 --> 00:16:27,652 We know the time's getting close 303 00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:29,954 probably to re-up, make a payment. 304 00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:32,757 We're always interested in moving up the chain. 305 00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:35,393 What I'm telling you is, you're gonna have one shot 306 00:16:35,395 --> 00:16:37,729 for cooperation to help yourself out, 307 00:16:37,731 --> 00:16:39,296 and today's the day. 308 00:16:56,815 --> 00:17:01,252 [Nathan] Narcotics officers have arrested a mid-level meth dealer. 309 00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:04,389 They are attempting to get him to reveal his supplier. 310 00:17:05,991 --> 00:17:08,593 [Eric] You're gonna have one shot for cooperation 311 00:17:08,595 --> 00:17:11,229 to help yourself out and today's the day. 312 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:17,468 What if you just told me about the people that you get from 313 00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:19,237 and then we take it from there? 314 00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:22,006 [Chris speaking] 315 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:30,948 How does cooperating with us hurt you? 316 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:33,384 [Chris speaking] 317 00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:35,720 [detective] What would it, what would it hurt by talking to us? 318 00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:37,188 [Chris speaking] 319 00:17:41,493 --> 00:17:44,095 [Eric] Look at me. You're not gonna regret cooperating. 320 00:17:44,097 --> 00:17:46,197 [Chris speaking] 321 00:17:51,270 --> 00:17:54,072 [Eric] I'm trying to give you an opportunity to help yourself out. 322 00:17:55,707 --> 00:17:58,342 So I can tell you this, if you fully cooperate 323 00:17:58,344 --> 00:18:00,344 and agree to testify, they're giving anywhere, 324 00:18:00,346 --> 00:18:03,147 I think between 40% and 50% off. 325 00:18:03,149 --> 00:18:04,382 [detective] We say, "Oh yeah, 326 00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:07,051 he did this. But he also did this to help us out." 327 00:18:07,053 --> 00:18:08,886 [Eric] "He's been fully on board." 328 00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:10,288 You know what I'm saying? 329 00:18:13,926 --> 00:18:15,426 [Chris speaking] 330 00:18:24,736 --> 00:18:27,105 [Eric] They could do that anyway. 331 00:18:27,107 --> 00:18:29,440 You put them at risk the day you start selling dope. 332 00:18:30,242 --> 00:18:31,642 [Chris speaking] 333 00:18:37,015 --> 00:18:38,883 [Eric] Listen, you can tell me you sold 334 00:18:38,885 --> 00:18:43,321 1,000 keys of methamphetamine in the last week, it doesn't matter. 335 00:18:43,323 --> 00:18:46,257 Your criminal history, you can't go any higher. 336 00:18:46,259 --> 00:18:48,726 You are about as high as you could possibly get, 337 00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:50,928 but by doing nothing, 338 00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:53,331 it... it pretty much can't get any worse. 339 00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:55,366 That's what I'm trying to get through to you. 340 00:18:57,336 --> 00:18:59,904 [Eric] Sometimes there's people that are scared to death 341 00:18:59,906 --> 00:19:01,672 of the people that they're being supplied by, 342 00:19:01,674 --> 00:19:02,974 uh, for various reasons. 343 00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:04,809 And so you have to work through that with 'em, 344 00:19:04,811 --> 00:19:08,012 and they have to come to the conclusion of, 345 00:19:08,014 --> 00:19:11,382 is this worth me spending less time in jail? 346 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:14,919 They've... they've already made up in their mind, 347 00:19:14,921 --> 00:19:16,453 I'll never tell anybody this. 348 00:19:16,455 --> 00:19:19,957 I have to build that trust in such a quick amount of time so that they will. 349 00:19:22,060 --> 00:19:24,262 [Eric] Listen, you owe them a bunch of money right now. 350 00:19:24,696 --> 00:19:26,264 So, for instance, 351 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:29,000 let's say you were to make a phone call, hypothetically, 352 00:19:29,134 --> 00:19:30,401 and let's say 353 00:19:30,403 --> 00:19:32,970 you were to say, "Hey, money is ready." 354 00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:35,273 And this individual said, "All right. 355 00:19:35,275 --> 00:19:36,941 You know, where do you want me to go?" 356 00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:39,043 And... and we already kind of knew where this 357 00:19:39,045 --> 00:19:41,112 person was coming from based on your information, 358 00:19:41,114 --> 00:19:43,047 we could take it from there. 359 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:44,949 And then you get that cooperation. 360 00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:47,852 [detective] Point us in the right direction. 361 00:19:47,854 --> 00:19:49,086 - [Eric] Point us... - [Chris] Free information. 362 00:19:49,088 --> 00:19:51,122 [Eric] You're not giving us free information. 363 00:19:51,124 --> 00:19:54,892 You're trying to trust me and I'm trying to trust you and... 364 00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:57,395 But what it does is, put us where we need to be. 365 00:19:57,397 --> 00:19:59,297 We'll do our own observations. 366 00:19:59,299 --> 00:20:00,731 [Chris speaking] 367 00:20:00,733 --> 00:20:01,966 [Eric] Okay. 368 00:20:01,968 --> 00:20:04,669 If I get your phone, will you point 'em out to me? 369 00:20:04,671 --> 00:20:06,571 Hey, I'm a magician with phone numbers. 370 00:20:11,977 --> 00:20:15,379 Is there an opportunity to order up more today? 371 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:19,317 That's why I need your help now. 372 00:20:29,094 --> 00:20:30,194 What does he drive? 373 00:20:30,929 --> 00:20:32,029 [Chris speaking] 374 00:20:32,331 --> 00:20:33,497 [Eric] What color? 375 00:20:36,935 --> 00:20:38,269 [Chris speaking] 376 00:20:39,871 --> 00:20:41,138 [Eric] Greenish, bluish, silver. 377 00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:42,440 Is it like a four-door or two-door? 378 00:20:42,442 --> 00:20:43,541 [Chris speaking] 379 00:20:44,042 --> 00:20:45,076 Sporty kind of? 380 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:46,410 [Chris] Mmm-hmm. 381 00:20:47,212 --> 00:20:50,514 All right, let me go look at that real quick. 382 00:20:55,153 --> 00:20:56,387 [Eric] Anything and everything you got. 383 00:20:56,389 --> 00:20:57,388 Yeah. 384 00:20:58,056 --> 00:20:59,290 All right. 385 00:20:59,292 --> 00:21:01,959 [Nathan] Using the dealer's description of the Audi, 386 00:21:01,961 --> 00:21:06,130 the team find the same car linked to another case. 387 00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:09,100 [Dylan] There's a description of an Audi A6, same color, 388 00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:11,235 linked to a previous investigation. 389 00:21:12,504 --> 00:21:14,138 [Nathan] They run the license plate 390 00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:15,973 and find the owner. 391 00:21:15,975 --> 00:21:18,342 [Dylan] And the car comes back to a Jose Zambrano. 392 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:27,251 [Eric] Do you know him? 393 00:21:27,853 --> 00:21:28,886 Whose that? 394 00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:30,087 [Chris speaking] 395 00:21:31,256 --> 00:21:32,356 [Eric] That's awesome. 396 00:21:32,358 --> 00:21:33,391 Good for us. 397 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:38,963 [Eric] You're making two to three grand a kilo. 398 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:40,765 - [Chris] Yes. - [Eric] The profit 399 00:21:40,767 --> 00:21:42,867 is not there unless you're getting 400 00:21:42,869 --> 00:21:45,102 the stuff from Mexico, converting it. 401 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:50,641 I think they're directly related to the cartel. 402 00:21:57,916 --> 00:22:00,584 [Dylan] There's millions of dollars of meth coming out of Mexico. 403 00:22:01,753 --> 00:22:04,055 Do I think the cartel is bringing drugs 404 00:22:04,057 --> 00:22:06,090 into Kansas City, Kansas? Absolutely. 405 00:22:06,958 --> 00:22:09,260 They drop 500 pounds in Texas 406 00:22:09,262 --> 00:22:11,329 and 400 pounds in Oklahoma 407 00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:13,230 and 300 pounds in Kansas City. 408 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:16,033 Would I love to take a case all the way back 409 00:22:16,035 --> 00:22:17,401 to the border and say, yes, 410 00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:19,537 it was tied to the cartel 100%? 411 00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:21,405 I would love to do that. 412 00:22:31,883 --> 00:22:33,517 [Eric] Okay, here's what I would like to do, 413 00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:36,320 is we're gonna have an undercover... 414 00:22:37,956 --> 00:22:39,156 meet with him. 415 00:22:40,092 --> 00:22:41,392 [Nathan] Meth dealer Chris 416 00:22:41,394 --> 00:22:45,229 has identified his supplier to the narcotics team. 417 00:22:45,231 --> 00:22:47,932 They're preparing for another buy-bust 418 00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:50,735 to go higher up the drug supply chain. 419 00:22:50,737 --> 00:22:52,036 [Eric] How much advanced notice 420 00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:53,304 do you need to give him before your meet him? 421 00:22:53,306 --> 00:22:55,439 [Chris speaking] 422 00:23:08,153 --> 00:23:09,987 [Eric] Hey, we're gonna try to lure this guy 423 00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:11,689 to do a deal and we can go from there. 424 00:23:12,491 --> 00:23:14,358 [Dylan] EJ, I found the address. 425 00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:20,631 [Eric] Can someone go out to the address 426 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:22,867 and see if that Audi is in the driveway? 427 00:23:22,869 --> 00:23:24,468 [police officer] We need to brief everybody. 428 00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:26,270 [Nathan] The Special Operations Unit 429 00:23:26,272 --> 00:23:28,873 arrives to receive instructions. 430 00:23:28,875 --> 00:23:29,940 In about five minutes, 431 00:23:29,942 --> 00:23:31,509 we're gonna have this guy place a text 432 00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:33,110 and say, "Hey, I'm an hour out." 433 00:23:33,278 --> 00:23:34,645 He has to stay here. 434 00:23:35,647 --> 00:23:37,314 If the car is over at his house 435 00:23:37,316 --> 00:23:39,049 and we have eyes on it. 436 00:23:39,051 --> 00:23:40,418 And we make the phone call. 437 00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:42,653 Two guys come out and load up in it 438 00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:44,321 and start to head our way. 439 00:23:44,323 --> 00:23:45,656 At that point, 440 00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:47,491 when they pull up, we're gonna give you guys 441 00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:49,360 the... the takedown signal. 442 00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:50,895 Let's just take 'em. 443 00:23:50,897 --> 00:23:52,296 Is everybody good with that? 444 00:24:01,339 --> 00:24:04,175 [Nathan] Kansas City, Kansas Narcotics Unit 445 00:24:04,177 --> 00:24:07,211 is attempting to arrest a large-scale meth dealer. 446 00:24:07,213 --> 00:24:08,979 [police officer speaking] 447 00:24:12,050 --> 00:24:14,418 [Dylan] Right. Yep, that's the game plan. 448 00:24:15,654 --> 00:24:17,321 [Eric] Buy-busts are dangerous because 449 00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:19,557 generally most drug traffickers are armed. 450 00:24:20,058 --> 00:24:21,091 Somebody at that level, 451 00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:24,962 they're pros at spotting law enforcement, 452 00:24:24,964 --> 00:24:26,664 and so we got to be better than them on that day. 453 00:24:27,332 --> 00:24:28,599 [cell phone ringing] 454 00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:31,168 [woman speaking] How can I help you? 455 00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:33,137 Hi, ma'am. My name is Eric Jones. 456 00:24:33,139 --> 00:24:35,105 I'm with the police department, KCK. 457 00:24:35,107 --> 00:24:37,241 - [woman speaking] Okay. - We're gonna be doing an operation 458 00:24:37,243 --> 00:24:38,876 in the area, and I was just wondering 459 00:24:38,878 --> 00:24:40,044 if you could keep the kids 460 00:24:40,046 --> 00:24:41,946 from going outside and playing just for a little bit. 461 00:24:41,948 --> 00:24:43,314 [woman speaking] Yep. No problem. 462 00:24:45,050 --> 00:24:46,817 You know, I don't know life any other way right now. 463 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:49,019 I've done it so long that, 464 00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:51,856 I'm accustomed to having two different lives going on. 465 00:24:51,858 --> 00:24:54,024 You know, I have a beautiful family. 466 00:24:54,026 --> 00:24:55,726 I'm heavily involved with them, 467 00:24:55,728 --> 00:24:58,496 their sports, uh, church, stuff like that. 468 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:01,432 And then on the way into work, it's... 469 00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:04,134 It's game time. 470 00:25:04,136 --> 00:25:07,338 [Dylan] So this is the planned parking lot to our right. 471 00:25:10,008 --> 00:25:13,177 Are you coming up to the Dollar General? 472 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:15,980 [Eric] Hopefully, SOU is gonna be moving in right behind him. 473 00:25:15,982 --> 00:25:17,481 [police officer speaking] 474 00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:20,885 [police officer] Three-six-fifty-six-three. 475 00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:23,020 We're nine minutes out, nine minutes. 476 00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:24,388 There's your helicopter. 477 00:25:24,956 --> 00:25:26,490 [helicopter hovering] 478 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:30,127 [cell phone ringing] 479 00:25:30,129 --> 00:25:31,929 - [woman] Hey. - [Eric] Go ahead and have the text ready. 480 00:25:31,931 --> 00:25:34,365 Don't send it, but just say I'm in a black GMC. 481 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:36,200 [woman] Don't send it yet, 482 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:39,303 but go ahead and type out, "I'm in a black GMC." 483 00:25:42,774 --> 00:25:44,108 [police officer speaking] 484 00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:50,481 Copy. KHP, that's our target vehicle. 485 00:25:50,483 --> 00:25:52,650 [police officer] The Audi is our target vehicle. 486 00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:54,251 - [Eric] Hey. - [woman] Yeah, EJ. 487 00:25:54,253 --> 00:25:55,386 All right, go ahead and send it. 488 00:25:55,388 --> 00:25:56,887 Send it. 489 00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,088 All right, it's sent. 490 00:25:58,090 --> 00:25:59,189 [Eric] All right. Thank you. 491 00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:03,827 [police officer] So he's coming right up here. 492 00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:05,362 It'll be a two-door Audi. 493 00:26:07,732 --> 00:26:09,934 [police officer speaking] 494 00:26:11,269 --> 00:26:14,171 [Dylan] Once he starts pulling in this Dollar General, 495 00:26:14,173 --> 00:26:17,308 once you see them park next to the car, 496 00:26:18,310 --> 00:26:19,577 go ahead and take it. 497 00:26:22,981 --> 00:26:24,481 [police officer] I can see him. 498 00:26:26,217 --> 00:26:27,484 [Dylan] Got him. 499 00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:31,388 [police officer speaking] 500 00:26:36,127 --> 00:26:37,761 Give me the air SOU move in. 501 00:26:37,763 --> 00:26:39,096 He's right up against... 502 00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:41,832 [police officer] Move in, Jake. Move in. 503 00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:43,634 [Dylan] Watch out, SUV coming from here. 504 00:26:54,879 --> 00:26:56,313 [police officer] Contact. Contact. 505 00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:01,652 [police officer] We're secure? 506 00:27:01,654 --> 00:27:04,288 [Eric] Get all surveillance and the helicopter back that way. 507 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:07,491 We're good. 508 00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:10,127 Good job. 509 00:27:13,365 --> 00:27:15,165 [Eric] What you got here, bro? 510 00:27:15,167 --> 00:27:16,967 There you go? Mardi Gras. 511 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:18,669 Yeah, something like that. 512 00:27:18,671 --> 00:27:20,404 - Protection. - I like you, man. I like you. 513 00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:21,705 - Protection? - Yeah. 514 00:27:21,707 --> 00:27:23,307 Yeah, we'll go ahead and put these in here. 515 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:26,910 [Dylan] Informant is confident there's a trap 516 00:27:26,912 --> 00:27:28,245 [Eric] Underneath the center console? 517 00:27:28,247 --> 00:27:31,015 Okay. In the Audi, there's a hidden compartment. 518 00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:33,651 The CI said either center console 519 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:35,019 or somewhere in the back. 520 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:37,888 [Dylan] We gotta find a button. 521 00:27:37,890 --> 00:27:39,490 [Eric] We'll see if he wants to save me two hours. 522 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:42,259 [officer speaking] 523 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:45,562 This is a life-changing moment for you. 524 00:27:47,365 --> 00:27:49,900 We don't show up here with all this element... 525 00:27:49,902 --> 00:27:51,635 - Yeah. - without knowing what's going on. 526 00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:53,470 - Right? - Yeah. 527 00:27:53,472 --> 00:27:55,472 I mean, you're not dumb, all right? 528 00:27:55,474 --> 00:27:57,007 So, this is the time... 529 00:27:57,308 --> 00:27:58,976 [Jose speaking] 530 00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:00,210 - Huh? - [Jose speaking] 531 00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:01,378 Yeah. 532 00:28:06,184 --> 00:28:07,350 EJ. 533 00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:11,188 - Tell him what we need to do. - What do we need to do? 534 00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:13,857 - Lights. Signal. - Signal? 535 00:28:13,859 --> 00:28:14,925 Yeah. 536 00:28:14,927 --> 00:28:16,360 [Jose speaking] 537 00:28:16,995 --> 00:28:18,128 [Eric] That is it? 538 00:28:19,264 --> 00:28:21,832 [Jose speaking] 539 00:28:21,834 --> 00:28:23,033 Yeah. Go ahead. 540 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:24,201 [Jose speaking] 541 00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:25,369 [officer] We get it, we get it. 542 00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:26,937 [Eric] Show... show me where's the point. 543 00:28:26,939 --> 00:28:28,172 [Jose] Right here. Yeah. 544 00:28:36,147 --> 00:28:37,381 [Eric] What's right here? 545 00:28:40,652 --> 00:28:41,952 [Eric] All right, we're good. 546 00:28:41,954 --> 00:28:43,954 - [police officer] Yeah. - [Eric] Thank you. 547 00:28:45,356 --> 00:28:47,024 [Dylan] We got a lot of stuff. 548 00:28:48,727 --> 00:28:51,895 Just so everybody knows what we have going on, 549 00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,465 we got what we think to be about two keys out of the car. 550 00:28:55,033 --> 00:28:56,200 Firearm. 551 00:28:56,901 --> 00:28:58,836 [Eric] Respirator, acetone. 552 00:28:58,838 --> 00:29:00,137 [Dylan] Dude, he's... he's converting it, 553 00:29:00,139 --> 00:29:01,972 he's converting it himself. 554 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:06,877 And there's a receipt in there for a respirator, acetone, 555 00:29:06,879 --> 00:29:09,079 vinyl gloves in the car. 556 00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:10,614 - [police officer] Oh, really? - [Dylan] Yes. 557 00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:12,950 [police officer speaking] 558 00:29:13,184 --> 00:29:14,451 [Eric] Yeah. 559 00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:25,262 [Phillip] Can SOU go ahead and execute? 560 00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:27,431 [police officer] Go right ahead, we're about two minutes away. 561 00:29:28,133 --> 00:29:29,566 Knock yourselves out, big boys. 562 00:29:30,034 --> 00:29:31,468 I'll follow you over. 563 00:29:33,138 --> 00:29:34,905 [Nathan] The Special Operations Unit 564 00:29:34,907 --> 00:29:38,175 prepares to raid a property linked to the suspect. 565 00:29:57,729 --> 00:30:00,130 [police officer on radio] Opening the, uh, outside patio door. 566 00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:01,632 [police officer] Police. Search warrant. 567 00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:05,936 [police officer] Police Department search warrant. 568 00:30:12,210 --> 00:30:14,011 [police officer] These are descriptions 569 00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:16,513 [police officer] Look it. Right there. 570 00:30:18,216 --> 00:30:19,416 [Eric] Oh, yeah. 571 00:30:23,354 --> 00:30:26,590 [Dylan] So there's a bag of dirty meth upstairs. 572 00:30:30,328 --> 00:30:32,095 [Eric] When the meth oil gets up here, 573 00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:34,097 it's still in a liquid form. 574 00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:37,501 It basically then has to be converted to, 575 00:30:37,503 --> 00:30:42,239 uh, the shards, the ice shards or the the hard product 576 00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:44,942 that can be ingested by meth users. 577 00:30:47,278 --> 00:30:50,781 I mean, the price of meth is so cheap now, 578 00:30:50,783 --> 00:30:54,084 and there's a lot of people that are addicted to it here. 579 00:30:54,086 --> 00:30:56,019 [police officer] This all came from the front room, 580 00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:58,989 kitchen. There's another gun in there. 581 00:31:03,795 --> 00:31:07,297 [Dylan] Oh, yeah. The trunk's full of acetone bottles. 582 00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:10,434 [Eric] Kansas City has always kind of been a meth hub. 583 00:31:10,436 --> 00:31:13,303 At one time, we were kind of known as the meth capital 584 00:31:13,305 --> 00:31:15,639 of the world because of, uh, 585 00:31:15,641 --> 00:31:17,875 the clandestine labs that people were making 586 00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:19,409 in their backyard, in their basement, 587 00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:22,112 in the trunks of cars and stuff like that. 588 00:31:22,114 --> 00:31:24,481 KCK was known as the Wild West, 589 00:31:24,483 --> 00:31:26,817 but it's still bad right now. 590 00:31:26,819 --> 00:31:28,285 [Phillip] It's a lot of guns. 591 00:31:29,954 --> 00:31:31,488 We're running out of space. 592 00:31:32,824 --> 00:31:34,291 [police officer] Look how dirty that is. 593 00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:38,295 - That's some dirty ass meth man. - Damn. 594 00:31:38,297 --> 00:31:42,132 It's not Breaking Bad blue, uh, Hawaiian or whatever they called it. 595 00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:46,236 [Eric] Fifty thousand, forty-one thousand. 596 00:31:47,071 --> 00:31:48,438 These are some good ledgers. 597 00:31:49,374 --> 00:31:51,308 So they've given him that much. 598 00:31:52,143 --> 00:31:54,144 And then once he pays it, they scratch it, 599 00:31:54,146 --> 00:31:55,512 and then they put the rest, 600 00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:57,347 that's how much that guy has bought from him. 601 00:31:57,349 --> 00:31:59,583 [Phillip] Old school, keeping it on paper, huh? 602 00:32:00,018 --> 00:32:01,184 Is our boy on there? 603 00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:03,987 [Eric] Well, he could be Gordo. 604 00:32:05,189 --> 00:32:07,324 These ledgers are good, man. 605 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:13,664 Keys. Yeah, ledgers. 606 00:32:13,666 --> 00:32:15,165 And the ledgers that are in there? 607 00:32:15,167 --> 00:32:16,800 - [Dylan] Yeah. - hundreds of thousands of dollars. 608 00:32:16,802 --> 00:32:18,035 Yeah. 609 00:32:18,037 --> 00:32:20,070 [Eric] I haven't seen ledgers like that 610 00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:23,640 since the '90s when cocaine was hot and heavy. 611 00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:28,312 What I would do is have CSI bring out the, uh, spotlights. 612 00:32:30,114 --> 00:32:32,382 [Nathan] Despite the discovery of ledgers, 613 00:32:32,384 --> 00:32:34,484 no cash was found in the property. 614 00:32:37,021 --> 00:32:38,755 [Dylan] That money was going somewhere. 615 00:32:38,757 --> 00:32:40,424 I'm confident in saying it was 616 00:32:40,426 --> 00:32:42,159 getting shipped back to Mexico. 617 00:32:47,065 --> 00:32:49,132 [Dylan] Come on. Let's lay it all out. 618 00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:53,270 Guns, documents, currency, ammo. 619 00:32:57,408 --> 00:33:00,010 [Phillip] So that's... that's another kilo right there. 620 00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:06,350 Go ahead and turn around. 621 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:09,753 All right, we're gonna go straight back to the shower. 622 00:33:09,755 --> 00:33:11,388 [Eric] When you start seeing conversion labs 623 00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:14,858 and you see people that have hidden compartments, 624 00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:16,793 you're dealing with somebody that's, 625 00:33:16,795 --> 00:33:18,362 uh, pretty high level. 626 00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:21,164 They're not really playing games, 627 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,099 you know, they're there to make 628 00:33:22,101 --> 00:33:23,700 money and to push out. 629 00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:26,303 So now it's kind of a cat and mouse game. 630 00:33:26,305 --> 00:33:30,273 If somebody like that flips, he can go to the top. 631 00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:34,311 We're gonna try to interview him. 632 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,216 [Dylan] I like to use the analogy when you go fishing. 633 00:33:39,218 --> 00:33:40,150 What's your ultimate goal? 634 00:33:40,152 --> 00:33:41,985 It's to catch the biggest fish. 635 00:33:41,987 --> 00:33:44,421 Well, you can go out and catch a bunch of little fish. 636 00:33:44,423 --> 00:33:48,625 Um, but the goal is to win that trophy, 637 00:33:48,627 --> 00:33:50,193 you get the biggest fish you can. 638 00:33:50,328 --> 00:33:52,362 Sky's the limit. 639 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:54,498 You never know. You never know how high you're gonna go. 640 00:34:06,811 --> 00:34:08,311 - [Eric] That all right? - [man] Yeah. 641 00:34:10,815 --> 00:34:12,449 [Eric] All right, I'll be right back with you. 642 00:34:18,656 --> 00:34:21,058 [Nathan] After discovering evidence of a meth lab 643 00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:22,426 and ledgers 644 00:34:22,428 --> 00:34:25,896 alluding to millions of dollars' worth of drug deals, 645 00:34:25,898 --> 00:34:31,101 the Narcotics team prepare to question Jose Zambrano. 646 00:34:31,103 --> 00:34:33,303 [Eric] What I'm gonna do is, I'm gonna go ahead and read your rights. 647 00:34:33,305 --> 00:34:34,871 Before I ask you any questions 648 00:34:34,873 --> 00:34:36,006 you have to understand your rights. 649 00:34:36,008 --> 00:34:37,641 You have the right to remain silent. 650 00:34:37,643 --> 00:34:39,943 Anything you say can be used against you in court. 651 00:34:39,945 --> 00:34:43,046 You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice. 652 00:34:43,048 --> 00:34:44,314 At any time I'm talking to you, 653 00:34:44,316 --> 00:34:45,582 you still have the right to say, 654 00:34:45,817 --> 00:34:48,085 "Hey, man, I... I think right now I wanna talk to a lawyer." 655 00:34:48,087 --> 00:34:49,786 -[Eric] Do you understand this? -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 656 00:34:49,788 --> 00:34:51,254 - [Eric] Okay. - [Jose speaking] 657 00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:52,389 - [Eric] You've seen cops? - Yeah. 658 00:34:52,391 --> 00:34:54,257 [Eric] Yeah? So you never wanna be a cop? 659 00:34:55,359 --> 00:34:57,994 [Jose speaking] 660 00:34:57,996 --> 00:34:59,463 [Eric] Yeah. All right. 661 00:35:00,031 --> 00:35:02,065 So, uh, 662 00:35:02,067 --> 00:35:04,301 - the gun in the car... - Yeah. 663 00:35:04,303 --> 00:35:05,936 where did you get that from? 664 00:35:05,938 --> 00:35:07,370 [Jose speaking] 665 00:35:10,007 --> 00:35:11,208 [Eric] The gun show? 666 00:35:11,210 --> 00:35:13,110 - It's very nice. - Yeah. 667 00:35:13,112 --> 00:35:15,345 I mean, you know, I mean, the drug trade is scary, right? 668 00:35:15,347 --> 00:35:17,314 -[Jose] Yeah. -[Eric] You gotta protect yourself. 669 00:35:17,648 --> 00:35:18,815 You never know. 670 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:20,617 [Eric] Never know when somebody trying to get at you. 671 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:22,285 [Jose speaking] 672 00:35:28,126 --> 00:35:30,627 [Eric] Basically, this has been an ongoing investigation, 673 00:35:30,629 --> 00:35:33,864 obviously, uh, which... which is kind of what led 674 00:35:33,866 --> 00:35:35,966 to you showing up in the parking lot today. 675 00:35:35,968 --> 00:35:38,702 Which probably is some type of conversion lab. 676 00:35:38,704 --> 00:35:42,139 At one of the houses, uh, that you have utilities too. 677 00:35:42,141 --> 00:35:44,875 Um, so basically meth oil being converted to meth. 678 00:35:44,877 --> 00:35:45,976 - Mmm. - [Eric] Do you have 679 00:35:45,978 --> 00:35:47,344 contact with people that have more? 680 00:35:47,346 --> 00:35:49,946 - No. No. - [Eric] You don't? 681 00:35:52,216 --> 00:35:53,917 [Eric] So you don't have contact with people 682 00:35:53,919 --> 00:35:54,951 or they just don't have more? 683 00:35:54,953 --> 00:35:57,087 No, the people I know nobody. 684 00:35:57,089 --> 00:35:58,221 [Eric] So where does it come from? 685 00:35:58,223 --> 00:35:59,422 [Jose speaking] 686 00:36:00,658 --> 00:36:02,359 [Eric] No but where does it come from? 687 00:36:05,196 --> 00:36:07,330 You're not comfortable talking about where it comes from? 688 00:36:07,332 --> 00:36:09,065 - Mmm-hmm. - Or do you like-- 689 00:36:09,067 --> 00:36:10,534 [Jose speaking] 690 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:15,672 [Eric] Well, oh, okay, uh, listen, I hear you. 691 00:36:16,908 --> 00:36:19,209 I hear you, but I don't believe it. 692 00:36:20,044 --> 00:36:22,078 You owe people money, right? 693 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:23,713 Well, you owe somebody money, correct? 694 00:36:23,715 --> 00:36:25,849 [Jose] No. Nobody. 695 00:36:25,851 --> 00:36:28,118 - [Eric] You don't owe anybody money? - Mmm-mmm. 696 00:36:32,757 --> 00:36:34,925 [Eric] I know that there's Hispanic dealers 697 00:36:34,927 --> 00:36:36,359 that have all their family in Mexico, 698 00:36:36,361 --> 00:36:38,228 and they're tied to a cartel, 699 00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:39,763 and they're scared to death of the people 700 00:36:39,765 --> 00:36:42,499 that they're being supplied by 701 00:36:42,501 --> 00:36:46,536 because their family is legitimately at risk if they cooperate. 702 00:36:48,005 --> 00:36:50,307 [Jose speaking] 703 00:36:51,475 --> 00:36:54,211 [Eric] You're leaving stuff out, bro. 704 00:36:54,213 --> 00:36:56,079 I know that there's more. 705 00:36:58,115 --> 00:36:59,249 [Eric] You wanna put them in a place 706 00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:01,151 where they feel like they have to tell the truth. 707 00:37:01,153 --> 00:37:03,086 A lot of times, I want them to know is like, 708 00:37:03,088 --> 00:37:04,254 look, I don't need your confession, 709 00:37:04,256 --> 00:37:06,790 our case on you is made. 710 00:37:06,792 --> 00:37:10,393 I'm here to give you an opportunity to help yourself out. 711 00:37:12,930 --> 00:37:15,065 [Eric] For all you know, I've been following you all day. 712 00:37:15,399 --> 00:37:16,566 Yeah? 713 00:37:18,102 --> 00:37:19,469 [Jose speaking] 714 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:25,375 You can tell he's in there sweating. 715 00:37:26,911 --> 00:37:28,344 [Eric] Have you ever had friends or 716 00:37:28,346 --> 00:37:31,848 other people that have been charged for distribution of drugs? 717 00:37:31,850 --> 00:37:33,283 -[Jose] No. -[Eric] You don't know anybody? 718 00:37:33,285 --> 00:37:35,185 - No. - [Eric] You don't understand how that works? 719 00:37:35,187 --> 00:37:37,120 [Jose speaking] 720 00:37:39,991 --> 00:37:41,658 [Eric] Well, so for instance, 721 00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:43,860 if... if somebody is caught with 722 00:37:43,862 --> 00:37:46,463 - over 500 grams of a mixture... - Mmm-hmm. 723 00:37:46,465 --> 00:37:49,366 - uh, the mandatory minimum for that is ten years. - Okay. 724 00:37:49,368 --> 00:37:52,035 Okay? If you have a gun 725 00:37:52,037 --> 00:37:55,572 with the methamphetamine, 726 00:37:55,574 --> 00:37:57,207 that gun can be up to five more. 727 00:37:57,209 --> 00:37:58,842 - [Eric] Okay? - [Jose] Mmm-hmm. 728 00:37:58,844 --> 00:38:03,513 [Eric] So, back to your situation, to get cooperation, 729 00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,415 - you have to fully cooperate. - [Jose] Yeah, I know. 730 00:38:06,217 --> 00:38:07,951 I've told what I have. 731 00:38:11,455 --> 00:38:13,390 [Dylan] Dude, he's a big... He's a big player. 732 00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:16,893 He's playing games. 733 00:38:16,895 --> 00:38:18,361 [Dylan speaking] 734 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:29,973 [Eric] I'm gonna go back at him. 735 00:38:31,475 --> 00:38:33,610 You wanna build trust with them 736 00:38:34,178 --> 00:38:35,512 to the point of, 737 00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:38,615 "Hey, meet me halfway across this bridge." 738 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:40,950 You never know. 739 00:38:40,952 --> 00:38:42,485 I've... we've done that before 740 00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:47,390 and sometimes it takes you right into Mexico, 741 00:38:49,026 --> 00:38:50,393 and that all started with the flip. 742 00:38:52,897 --> 00:38:55,031 [Eric] Basically, I'm... I'm almost done asking questions. 743 00:38:55,733 --> 00:38:57,600 You hold an ace in your pocket. 744 00:38:57,602 --> 00:38:59,269 And here's the thing is, once I book you... 745 00:38:59,271 --> 00:39:01,137 - [Jose] Yeah. - [Eric] You're not gonna be able to play it. 746 00:39:04,241 --> 00:39:06,943 [Jose speaking] 747 00:39:06,945 --> 00:39:09,012 [Eric] You know exactly what more I want you to tell me. 748 00:39:10,214 --> 00:39:11,348 [Eric] Point out a house, 749 00:39:12,316 --> 00:39:13,483 point out a person, 750 00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:15,919 point out a phone number. 751 00:39:15,921 --> 00:39:17,187 Anything, 752 00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:22,192 - to help yourself up. - Mmm-mmm. 753 00:39:22,194 --> 00:39:24,060 - [Eric] Are you scared? - No. 754 00:39:25,663 --> 00:39:26,863 [Jose] Nothing. 755 00:39:26,865 --> 00:39:28,031 Just loyalty? 756 00:39:29,767 --> 00:39:31,234 [Jose speaking] 757 00:39:32,403 --> 00:39:34,671 [Eric] Maybe where a bunch of money is sitting. 758 00:39:34,673 --> 00:39:36,840 - [Jose] I wish. - [Eric] Yeah, it's hard. 759 00:39:36,842 --> 00:39:38,108 [Jose speaking] 760 00:39:42,213 --> 00:39:44,080 [Eric] Vacation? 761 00:39:44,082 --> 00:39:46,015 All right, man. I'll be... I'll be back with you. 762 00:39:46,017 --> 00:39:47,350 - Cool. - You need another water? 763 00:39:47,352 --> 00:39:49,386 - No, I'm good, man. - [Eric] Okay. All right. 764 00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:55,458 - [Eric] Book him. - [officer] Book him down. 765 00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:05,034 I would love to say that 766 00:40:05,036 --> 00:40:07,237 we could get everybody to flip and cooperate, 767 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,105 and it's just not that way. 768 00:40:11,108 --> 00:40:13,109 [Eric] I mean, so some of them believe, like, hey, 769 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:14,844 I could be out next week, so I'm not 770 00:40:14,846 --> 00:40:16,679 gonna tell you anything right now. 771 00:40:16,681 --> 00:40:19,349 Some people take that risk and some people lose. 772 00:40:20,985 --> 00:40:22,185 It's a loss for us too. 773 00:40:22,187 --> 00:40:24,654 But, you know, we keep going. 774 00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:29,192 We understand that this isn't a war that is gonna be won easy, 775 00:40:29,194 --> 00:40:30,894 but we think we can make a difference. 776 00:40:30,896 --> 00:40:32,162 I know we've made a difference. 777 00:40:45,876 --> 00:40:46,976 [man] Your dress. 778 00:40:46,978 --> 00:40:48,378 Put that on. 779 00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:36,626 [Dylan] There's always a risk. 780 00:41:36,628 --> 00:41:39,128 Somebody that is responsible for moving 781 00:41:39,130 --> 00:41:41,598 hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars 782 00:41:43,167 --> 00:41:45,134 probably has the capability of having 783 00:41:45,136 --> 00:41:48,538 some type of backing of a great attorney to, um, 784 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:50,974 not necessarily get 'em out of the charges 785 00:41:50,976 --> 00:41:53,076 but get 'em out of the jail. 786 00:41:53,078 --> 00:41:54,844 I think in the back of his mind, he knew, 787 00:41:54,846 --> 00:41:56,312 "Put me in jail, I'm gonna get out 788 00:41:56,314 --> 00:41:57,547 and good luck finding me."