Jacob Diaz

There, Ole's cousin introduced him to Rafael Aviles, super outgoing surfer type.

Aviles was a lean, shaggy-haired Central American in his 30s.

Very hip guy.

He didn't appear to be the type of individual that would be involved in drug trafficking.

According to Diaz, Aviles strolled into the meeting in flip-flops and said, You need coca?

I get you coca.

The conversation was short.

There was no haggling over the price or delivery schedules.

It was $4,000 per kilo in Acapulco, Mexico, or $23,000 in McAllen, Texas.

Understand that the source of the various cartels originates from the fields in the Andes Mountains and the jungle labs of Colombia.

The product is then transported to Venezuela.

There, it's distributed in multi-ton loads to various Mexican drug cartels.

Back in the mid-2000s, a kilogram of corn would cost $2,000 in Venezuela with a minimum purchase of 1,800 kilos.

Each time the product was moved, it incurred additional costs.

In Acapulco, that same kilo cost roughly $4,000.

The closer the corn got to the border, the more it cost.

Once the product got into the United States, it had increased tenfold.

I need the contact number, Diaz informed him, and a password.

The code was simple.

Once back in Florida, Diaz simply had to call the assigned number and talk about arranging a trip to Disney World or a fishing trip, and the other party would know to meet his driver in McAllen.