Jacob Diaz

To Diaz, Cuernavaca, with its leafy streets and gorgeous mansions, was paradise.

I loved the place.

It was a totally different world.

It was like living in Beverly Hills.

Cuernavaca is where Mexico City's elite maintained their weekend homes, and by that spring, Diaz and his crew of friends were partying at the Grand Hotel in Aldridge, the most exclusive nightclubs in the city.

The clubs were stacked with attractive upper-class women, politicians, actors, and famous musicians.

Diaz's dirty blonde hair and fair skin gives him the appearance of an Anglo who just so happens to speak conversational Spanish.

The Mexican girls loved me.

As a young narco making a name for himself, Diaz lived in the moment.

Sexual promiscuity was part of the lifestyle.

Soon, a Mexican girlfriend was one of several beautiful women he spent time with.

However, none of his Mexican friends suspected he was a narco.

They were a bunch of spoiled rich kids, confides Diaz with a laugh.

They were quick to believe I was just another rich American.

In mid-2007, Diaz moved to Mexico permanently.

He was spending more and more time with Ole's family and his friends.

Moving there felt like the right decision.

I liked the culture, and I had a family there that loved me," says Diaz.

Ole had just finished building this huge house in Cuernavaca.

I had my own room, friends.