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Jacob Diaz

👤 Speaker
805 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

However, his employer, Vicente Guerrero, paid very well.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Unbeknownst to the passengers, the night before, the bus's carriage had been raised and the undercarriage loaded with over 800 kilos of

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Once the kids had been dropped off at the zoo, the driver drove the bus to a commercial vehicle auto body service and repair station.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

There, Alfredo Rios, a Houston-based distributor, had the product removed from the belly of the bluebird.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

The kilos were then placed in secret compartments within half a dozen vehicles, which were placed on a car hauler bound for Atlanta, Georgia.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Just before 3 p.m., the driver arrived back at the zoo to pick up the special needs kids and their chaperones.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

With their tummies stuffed with cotton candy and the strings to their balloons clenched in their hands, they climbed onto the bus for the ride back to the school.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

None the wiser.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

One week later, drivers in Atlanta were assigned a vehicle and they went about delivering the cotton candy to distributors throughout the southeastern United States.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Diaz's cell rang as he tossed his textbooks into the back of his Jeep Cherokee.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Central Florida's 2006 summer semester began within days.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Diaz had been in the U.S.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

for nearly a year, attending classes, while waiting for Ole to feel comfortable enough to cross the border.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

I'm at the house, said Ole.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Diaz was taken aback.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

He had no idea Ole had re-entered the country.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

You're in Ocala?

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

He ignored the question.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

We have work to do.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Inside the Ruthless World of Mexico’s Cartel Empire | The Unlikely Narco

Over the next week, Diaz and Olay rented two stash houses.