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Jacob Diaz

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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

He's got teams of hitmen operating everywhere looking to knock off any of the Beltran-Leva brothers or their lieutenants.

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

Everyone's on a war footing.

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

It's getting bad, Aviles explained.

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

He whispered that people were concerned that Arturo had overplayed his hand by killing Guzman's son.

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

We can't fight everyone.

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

The Beltran-Leva's organization was now based in Mexico City, and they were focusing on keeping control of the southern plazas.

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

Aviles warned that it wasn't safe in Cuernavaca, and that Diaz should move his operation south to Acapulco, where Barbie had control over the plaza.

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

I really felt bad for him, states Diaz.

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

He couldn't just up and leave like I could.

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

Understand, I was just a distributor on the American side.

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

Nobody, really.

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

But Aviles, he'd hitched his wagon to the Beltran Levas.

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

He was stuck.

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

Before returning to Orlando, JJ provided Ole with the contact information for Jesus Tijerina Garza, one of Beltran Leyva's operatives in the United States.

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

Garza's organization was responsible for distributing the cartels in Georgia and Florida.

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

Loads of product were shipped via tractor-trailer from southern Texas to Marion County in south Georgia, where Garza maintained his base of operations.

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

As it turned out, Garza was already doing business with Domingo Rodriguez Medeiros, Ole's cousin by marriage.

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

Once we realized there was a family connection, it was all good, recalls Diaz.

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

Garza would supply Ole with loads up to 100 kilos.

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

which Ole and Diaz would then distribute to their customers in Central Florida.