By Police1 Staff
HARVEY, Ill. — A video posted to YouTube led police to the discovery of drugs, weapons and a dead dog during a March 29 raid.
According to NBC Chicago, the 40-minute video posted on March 20 showed a drug dealer and “at least 20 known gang members” showcasing guns and marijuana at a house.
Police said they obtained a search warrant for the house based on the video. Along with the weapons and marijuana, officials told the news station they confiscated a “significant amount of a white substance believed to be cocaine,” a dead dog and two other dogs who had been poorly treated.
“The group even sold marijuana to an individual while the video was being recorded,” police spokesman Sean Howard said in a statement. “The group boasted of dog fighting and admitted that there was a deceased dog in the garage. The dog died during a fight with another dog.”
Multiple suspects were taken into custody, including a “lead gang member” known as “MONK” who was under house arrest at the time of the incident.