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Honor Among Thieves is a raw and unfiltered true crime podcast that dives deep into the worlds of crime, prison life, and redemption. Hosted by **Nelson Rodriguez Jr.—an ex-con and reformed fraudster—**the show pulls back the curtain on stories most people never hear. Each week, Nelson sits down with drug kingpins, ex-cons, mobsters, scammers, crime victims, prison guards, federal agents, and gangsters to share the untold truth of the criminal underworld. From daring scams and shocking betrayals to the harsh realities of federal and state prison, every episode uncovers the grit, chaos, and human side of life on both sides of the law. Some episodes focus on prison survival and insider stories, others on criminal empires and hustles, and many on both worlds colliding—but all are united by one theme: the thin line between loyalty, betrayal, and redemption. 👉 Subscribe now to hear authentic, first-hand stories of crime and prison, told by the people who lived them. 📧 Contact info@rawmediaofficial.com

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October 15, 202656 min

The Wolf of Wall Street Ratted Me Out to the Feds

Jordi Shamah, former vice president and sales manager at Stratton Oakmont, joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to share his account of working inside the brokerage made famous by The Wolf of Wall Street. Shamah says Jordan Belfort secretly wore a wire during visits to his home, an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and dinner—and that he discovered the recordings only after his FBI arrest. He explains how the investigation involved stock promotion after Stratton Oakmont closed and why he believes Belfort turned on him.From earning as much as $500,000 a month to high-stakes golf games and extravagant yacht trips, Jordi describes the money and excess behind Stratton Oakmont’s rise and collapse. He discusses his relationships with Danny Porush and Steve Madden, explains the firm’s stock-selling practices, and challenges parts of The Wolf of Wall Street movie’s portrayal. Along the way, he acknowledges turning a blind eye to wrongdoing while enjoying the lifestyle it funded.The conversation follows Jordi through his arrest, his own agreement to cooperate, and a sentence of three years’ probation. He also opens up about decades of sobriety, a life-threatening medical crisis, Steve Madden’s support, and his work helping others rebuild their lives. This episode explores securities fraud, FBI cooperation, personal accountability, and the consequences behind one of Wall Street’s most recognizable stories.Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for firsthand true crime stories, criminal investigations, and conversations about redemption. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Preview: Jordan Belfort Ratted on Me03:41 Growing Up With Danny Porush & Steve Madden06:59 How Steve Madden Helped Jordi Get Sober10:29 Joining Stratton Oakmont as a Stockbroker12:23 When Jordan Belfort Left Stratton Oakmont16:02 What Jordi Says The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Got Wrong18:31 Making $500,000 a Month & Turning a Blind Eye22:48 How Stratton Oakmont Sold Stocks25:35 Becoming Stratton Oakmont’s Vice President31:05 Million-Dollar Months & Extravagant Spending34:14 Stratton Oakmont’s Shutdown: Jordi’s Account40:24 Jordi Says Jordan Belfort Wore a Wire on Him41:31 The FBI Arrest at Jordi’s Home44:24 Jordan Belfort’s Cooperation After Stratton Oakmont47:16 Steve Madden’s Support During Jordi’s Health Crisis50:00 Life Coaching, Sobriety & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Jordan on Instagram https://instagram.com/jordanshamahofficial?obrf=ZndnaWxiMzRrZWk0 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 11, 20261 hr 44 min

The Secret Life of a Miami Weed Smuggler: 100 Pounds at a Time

Teflon joins host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. on Episode 99 of the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to share his account of a California-to-Miami marijuana trafficking operation built through Mexican suppliers and connections across Miami’s neighborhoods. What began with a single pound grew into a distribution network supplying customers in Liberty City, Overtown, and beyond. Teflon describes transporting 100 pounds of marijuana at a time, handling large cash payments, and the relationships that kept the operation running. From his upbringing in Miami’s Scott Projects to his years in the drug trade, Teflon recounts how his brother’s connection in California opened the door to increasingly larger suppliers. He discusses the Mexican supplier known as Chulo, a Miami strip-club outing that ended in an armed robbery and shootout, and his brother’s eventual arrest in California. He also explains how the operation evolved from “popcorn” marijuana to higher-priced exotic strains, bringing new customers, competition, and financial risks. Behind the drug money and nightlife, Teflon says he continued working a $7.50-an-hour job while spending much of what he earned trafficking marijuana. He reflects on the millions he estimates he squandered, the money dispute that cut off his final supply connection, and his transition into running a legitimate home-remodeling company. Watch the full conversation for a firsthand account of marijuana smuggling, Miami’s drug trade, loyalty, and life after the hustle. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves for more true crime interviews and stories from people who lived them. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 0:00 The Mexican Connection 06:36 From College Football to the California Connection 14:09 Marijuana Shipments Hidden in Heaters 18:43 Building a Miami Trap House Network 23:38 Wholesale Marijuana vs. Street-Level Profits 30:28 Miami Nightlife and $40,000 in Rental Cars 39:42 Meeting Chulo: The New Mexican Connection 45:59 The Ferrari Chase and His Brother’s Arrest 52:48 Stockpiling Weed Before the Supply Runs Dry 55:11 Drug Profits and Miami’s Street Network 1:03:22 Wholesale Deals and $100,000 Supplier Payments 1:12:16 The Team Moving 200 Pounds a Month Across Miami 1:19:27 Chulo’s Arrest and His Brother’s Federal Case 1:27:38 Tijuana Trips and the Mexican Suppliers 1:33:33 The Money Dispute That Ended the Operation 1:34:29 Where Millions in Drug Money Went 1:38:39 Life After Trafficking: Construction and Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Teflon on Instagram https://instagram.com/teflon_new_life?psln=MTk0ZTB2MjIwbWQ2NQ%3D%3D 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 8, 20262 hr 6 min

I Spent 60% of My Life Behind Bars: Erwin's Story

Two months after leaving prison, Erwin says he was facing 15 new felony charges. In Episode 98 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, he joins host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. to recount a life shaped by armed robberies, drug dealing, addiction, and repeated incarceration. From committing robberies at 15 to navigating Miami’s streets during the 1990s and 2000s, Erwin shares how his criminal activity escalated—and what it cost him. Erwin discusses juvenile detention, Dade County Jail, Florida prison, and his years in Miami’s drug trade. He describes selling cocaine and ecstasy, becoming dependent on prescription painkillers, and eventually using heroin. As his addiction consumed his money, he returned to robbery, continuing a cycle of arrests, release, and reoffending. Along the way, he reflects on jailhouse violence, relationships, fatherhood, and the distance his choices created between him and his family. The conversation also explores the turning point Erwin experienced while incarcerated: a fellow inmate introducing him to the Christian faith. He explains how Bible study and a personal spiritual awakening changed his outlook, discusses his involvement in prison ministry, and shares what redemption means to him today. This episode brings together a firsthand account of Miami crime, the consequences of addiction, and the difficult work of rebuilding a life after prison. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:18 Armed Robberies at Just 15 Years Old 16:16 A High-Speed Chase and Arrest in Sweetwater 21:50 County Jail, Release and Repeat Arrests 28:30 Fatherhood, Relationships and Street Life 34:25 Violating Probation and Getting Married in Jail 40:16 Old Rivals and Fights Inside Jail 45:06 Eight Years in Miami’s Drug Trade 50:32 The Drug Trafficking Sentence 57:10 From Prescription Pills to H 1:03:56 The U-Haul That Led to His Arrest 1:11:20 His First Florida Prison Sentence 1:16:03 Facing 15 Felony Charges in Two Months 1:21:56 The Cellmate Who Introduced Him to Christianity 1:28:10 A Spiritual Awakening Inside Jail 1:32:37 Surviving a Stabbing and Learning to Forgive 1:37:40 Sentencing, Prison Life and Preparing for Release 1:43:44 Faith, Relationships and Setbacks After Prison 1:52:36 A Broward County Warrant and Another Arrest 1:59:01 What Redemption Means to Erwin 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Erwin on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soldierofchrist156?stkn=NTUyMnI3MGRmbTFo 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 4, 20261 hr 47 min

I Represent the World's Most Dangerous Narcos | Rebecca Castaneda

Rebecca Castaneda, known as the Narco Attorney, joins Nelson Rodriguez Jr. on Honor Among Thieves Podcast to discuss the deals cartel defendants make with the federal government. A former federal prosecutor and U.S. Coast Guard attorney, Rebecca shares her perspective on drug trafficking investigations, sealed plea agreements, confidential cooperation, extradition, and federal sentencing. Drawing on experience from both sides of the courtroom, she explains how information becomes valuable—and why the public record may reveal only part of a criminal case. Rebecca describes prosecuting cases involving approximately $2.3 billion worth of drugs before moving into criminal defense. She recounts winning an acquittal for a client who faced life imprisonment after spending four years in custody, in a trial featuring 34 government witnesses. She also shares stories from visiting clients in Colombian and Guatemalan prisons, including her account of expensive prison apartments, and discusses the challenges of representing defendants in international narcotics cases. The conversation also covers El Mayo Zambada, El Chapo, and questions surrounding cartel cooperation, with Rebecca explaining general legal processes rather than claiming inside knowledge of El Mayo’s defense. Nelson and Rebecca discuss cocaine trafficking, narco submarines, changing smuggling routes, and why she believes the war on drugs has failed to stop the cocaine trade. Beyond the courtroom, she reflects on the families affected by extradition, lengthy prison sentences, and the possibility of redemption. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves for more conversations about organized crime, prison, and life after the criminal justice system. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Rebecca Castaneda: Narco Attorney 06:13 Operation Panama Express & Coast Guard Drug Busts 13:03 Federal Drug Investigations & U.S. Jurisdiction 25:17 How Chain-of-Custody Errors Undermined a Drug Case 33:12 From Prosecuting $2.3 Billion in Drugs to Narco Defense 40:16 Guatemala’s Luxury Prison Apartments & Extradition 49:43 Colombian Cartels, Mexico & Guatemala’s Role 54:44 El Mayo Zambada & Questions About Cooperation 1:03:47 Why Prosecutors Compare Drug Defendants to El Chapo 1:10:17 Fentanyl Crackdowns & the Cocaine Market 1:15:04 Narco Submarines & the Economics of Cocaine 1:21:38 Fishermen, Pilots & Girlfriends: Sources of Cartel Intel 1:27:04 Rebecca’s View of the Drug War & U.S. Power 1:30:33 Cuba, Puerto Rico & Caribbean Drug Routes 1:36:31 Telling a Child Her Father Was Extradited 1:43:08 Connect With Rebecca Castaneda & Closing Thoughts 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Rebecca on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thenarcoattorney?stkn=MTlmdWx4cGc3OWU1NQ== https://www.castlf.com/about https://www.instagram.com/thereal_alboogie?stkn=ZWc2N2kxZXo0ZW1t 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1, 20261 hr 24 min

The Cartel's Son: 2 Years on the Run, 5 Years in Prison

Alex Montanez returns to the Honor Among Thieves Podcast for Part 2, sharing his story of cocaine dealing, two years on the run, and five years in Florida state prison. Joining host Nelson Rodriguez Jr., Alex discusses his family’s connections to the Medellín cartel, Rafa Salazar, and Jorge Ochoa—and how his own involvement in the drug trade led to betrayal, arrest, and incarceration. Alex recounts how his right-hand man became an informant after an arrest involving a stolen Rolex, the close calls he experienced as a fugitive, and why he eventually surrendered. He describes hiding in an empty grave during his brother’s funeral, being bunkmates with Jorge “Rivi” Ayala, and the prison fight that delayed his release before his father’s death. Throughout the conversation, Alex reflects on the consequences of pride, addiction, and the choices he made. The episode also explores Alex’s return to dealing after prison, his work in music production, and his friendships with artists including Nicky Jam and Pitbull. He discusses more than a decade of sobriety, fatherhood, and his business ventures, including On the Run Vegan. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves for firsthand conversations about organized crime, prison, and rebuilding life after incarceration. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:39 Alex on Pablo Escobar, Carlos Lehder & Popeye 11:42 Cuba, Castro & Drug-Smuggling Allegations 17:33 Meeting John Gotti & New York Mafia Stories 24:07 His Father’s Warning About Drugs & Prison 30:38 The FBI Raid on His Birthday 37:32 Selling Cocaine at 17 & Following His Father 46:43 Escaping a Manhunt in the Bronx 55:19 The Stolen Rolex & His Right-Hand Man’s Betrayal 1:01:51 Prison With Jorge “Rivi” Ayala 1:05:29 The Prison Fight That Delayed His Release 1:11:01 Returning to Drug Dealing After Prison 1:17:54 Pitbull, Miami Hip-Hop & Celebrity Friendships 1:20:41 On the Run Vegan, Billionaire Water & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Alex on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ontherunveganwynwood/ https://www.instagram.com/thereal_alboogie?stkn=ZWc2N2kxZXo0ZW1t 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 27, 20262 hr 55 min

I Supplied The 80s Drug Kingpins | My Life In The Cuban Cartel

Marcos Santibanez joins Nelson Rodriguez Jr. on Honor Among Thieves Podcast to recount building Miami’s Cuban Cartel and supplying major drug dealers through his Colombian connections. From growing up in Hialeah to cocaine deals in New York and Puerto Rico, Marcos shares his account of rising through Miami’s underworld and building a distribution network that moved hundreds of kilos.In this true crime interview, Marcos describes a 500-kilo cocaine shipment, the money laundering he says financed businesses and construction projects, and the luxury lifestyle that came with the drug trade. He also recounts friends getting arrested, his growing paranoia, and an unexpected turn: after handling enormous quantities of cocaine, he was arrested in Oklahoma over just seven grams.The conversation also explores the personal consequences behind the money: losing family, his mother’s pleas to quit, and returning to dealing after attempting to walk away. Marcos reflects on addiction, loyalty, faith, and the difficulty of leaving a life built around cocaine and fast money. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Marcos Santibanez: Inside Miami’s Cuban Cartel04:10 Growing Up in Cuba, Hialeah, and Carol City12:51 New York Drug Deals and 13 Kilos of H22:58 Cocaine Connections in Puerto Rico37:44 Building the Cuban Cartel in Miami43:31 Drug Money, Luxury Living, and a $12,000 Parrot47:54 Five Colombian Suppliers and a Growing Drug Network55:52 Moving Money Through a Miami Beauty Salon1:07:15 Cocaine Use, Paranoia, and Life as a Drug Dealer1:17:44 Supplying Drug Dealers in St. Petersburg and Atlanta1:29:26 Money, Power, and Miami Nightlife1:38:08 Laundering Drug Money Through Construction1:49:02 Living in Oklahoma While Still Dealing in Miami1:54:14 The Cocaine Package That Led to His Arrest2:01:53 Arrested for Seven Grams: Jail and Release on Bond2:12:37 Returning to Cocaine Dealing After Jail2:25:57 The IRS, Business Partners, and Losing His Money2:35:42 Informants Inside Miami Nightclubs2:42:03 A Police Search Finds a Hidden Car Compartment2:48:23 For This Reason: His Book and Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Marcos on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/19RSkJ8ekN/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 24, 20262 hr 14 min

How I Became a DEA Informant to Avoid 25 Years in Prison

Former South Florida drug smuggler Ken Behr returns to Honor Among Thieves Podcast to explain how he became a DEA confidential informant. Facing up to 25 years in prison after a marijuana bust, Ken recounts his decision to cooperate and the two years he spent working undercover while trying to stay in his young daughter’s life. In this Part 2 interview with Nelson Rodriguez Jr., Ken shares stories of recorded drug deals, paid informants, undercover sting operations and asset seizures. He describes a close call in Jamaica, a $100,000 payout he says he witnessed another informant receive, and his role in an investigation involving a proposed 10,000-kilo cocaine deal linked to Canadian organized crime. The conversation also explores the pressure of a RICO case, the personal cost of becoming an informant, and the operations that still trouble Ken decades later. He reflects on receiving probation, raising his children and leaving drug trafficking behind in this firsthand true crime account of cooperation, consequences and second chances. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Ken Behr: Drug Smuggler Turned DEA Informant 05:01 The Marijuana Bust That Led to a RICO Case 09:22 How a One-Pound Bust Exposed a Smuggling Network 17:35 Facing 25 Years: Pressure to Become an Informant 27:52 Why Drug Smugglers End Up Broke 37:18 How Ken Was Recruited as a DEA Informant 41:12 Paid DEA Informants and a $100,000 Payout 44:03 Meeting His DEA Handler: Code Name Kilo Bravo 50:23 Inside Ken’s First DEA Drug Sting 1:01:32 Wearing a Wire for a West Palm Beach Drug Bust 1:11:12 The Recording Equipment Ken Used for the DEA 1:22:09 Undercover in Jamaica: Ken’s Emergency Extraction 1:31:10 The 200-Kilo Hashish Sting in Fort Lauderdale 1:36:21 The Personal Cost of Becoming a DEA Informant 1:43:05 Canadian Mob: The Proposed 10,000-Kilo Cocaine Deal 1:52:09 DEA Cooperation and the Pressure to Name Names 1:59:46 Ken Behr on the War on Drugs 2:05:23 Leaving Drug Smuggling Behind: Ken’s Lessons 2:09:32 Ken Behr’s Book, Podcast, Crime Nightly and Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Ken on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kenbehr?igsh=YXM2cWVic3k2djVn 📸 Crime Nightly https://www.instagram.com/crimenightly?igsh=MWtkbDIya3FiaGZwZw== https://onestepovertheline.com/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 20, 20261 hr 15 min

I Flooded Miami With 50,000 Ecstasy Pills: My Life in the Underworld

Former Miami drug dealer Westchester Stevie, an original member of the Miami Westchester Boys, gives a firsthand account of his rise through Miami’s nightclub drug trade. He explains how he went from selling small bags as a teenager to operating a 450-pound pill press, turning 25,000 ecstasy pills into 50,000 and beginning a 15-year drug run supplying street dealers, bars, restaurants and nightclubs across Miami. Stevie recounts moving bricks, throwing a box of kilos from his car while escaping federal agents and fleeing to Disney World after federal agents raided his home. Following a two-year federal investigation, he turned himself in, received a 12-year sentence and ultimately served nearly seven years in federal prison. Now working as a successful car salesman, Westchester Stevie reflects on the Westchester Boys, Miami’s cocaine and ecstasy eras, the consequences of fast money and how prison permanently changed his life. This episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast offers a raw look inside Miami crime, drug trafficking, federal prison and one man’s journey away from the streets. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:52 Origins of Miami’s Westchester Boys 05:54 Scarface and Miami’s Fast-Money Era 10:06 The Wildest Westchester Boys Street Brawl 13:56 Building Miami’s Ecstasy Pill Operation 19:34 From 1,000 to 25,000 Ecstasy Pills 24:24 The Collapse of Miami’s Ecstasy Era 30:00 From Ecstasy to a 15-Year Cocaine Run 35:28 Escaping Police With Kilos of Cocaine 40:24 Surrendering and a 12-Year Federal Sentence 42:09 FDC Miami, Gustavo Falcon and a Prison Brawl 46:48 FCI Oakdale and the Prison Cellphone Business 49:47 FCI Bastrop: Cartel Drones and Prison Gangs 52:53 Refusing a Mandatory Prison Head Tattoo 56:36 From Drug Dealer to Successful Car Salesman 1:01:38 Miami Grow Houses and a 450-Plant Police Raid 1:07:11 Aggravated Assault and Boot Camp at 18 1:09:34 His Warning to Young Drug Dealers 1:11:42 Legacy, Redemption and Faith After Prison 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Stevie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stevenangelet?stkn=bjBiaHlnamUzcnN4 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 17, 20263 hr 7 min

The Drug Dealing Stripper That Was On The First 48 And Did 13 Years In Prison

Former Stripper turned drug dealer Danielle Sachs reveals how painkiller addiction pulled her into fake prescriptions, pharmacy fraud and Florida’s pill-mill economy. In this unfiltered Honor Among Thieves Podcast interview, Danielle explains how she sold prescription pills from Miami and Palm Beach to Kentucky, landed on Gainesville’s Most Wanted list and eventually became involved in a murder case featured on A&E’s The First 48. After her arrest was captured by The First 48, Danielle spent nearly four years in county jail before receiving a 15-year sentence and serving 13 years in Florida state prison. She breaks down Florida’s principal law, life inside a women’s prison and the dangerous prison-contraband economy that continued her cycle of criminal behavior. Danielle also shares the moment confinement forced her to confront who she had become, how faith transformed the final years of her sentence and how she rebuilt her life after prison. This is a raw true-crime story about prescription drug dealing, opioid addiction, murder, women’s prison, prison contraband, redemption and second chances. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:18 Rebellion, Running Away and Early Trouble 18:17 Stripping at With a Fake ID 26:09 The Fake Prescription Drug Operation 34:22 Landing on Gainesville’s Most Wanted 40:11 Drug Court and Florida’s Pill-Mill Era 42:42 Selling Florida Pain Pills in Kentucky 57:27 Rehab, Sobriety and the Halfway House 1:05:40 Relapsing Into Prescription Drug Dealing 1:27:31 Cocaine, Pills and a Total Downward Spiral 1:32:29 The Night That Became a Murder Case 1:59:27 Homicide Detectives Close In 2:05:31 Arrested on Camera for The First 48 2:09:07 Bonded Out and Going on the Run 2:14:03 Captured on a First-Degree Murder Charge 2:22:33 County Jail and a Forbidden Relationship 2:31:39 Building a Drug Operation Behind Bars 2:37:57 Smuggling Contraband Through Prison Visitation 2:44:41 Confinement and a Spiritual Turning Point 2:52:44 Life After Prison and Danielle’s New Mission 2:59:05 Danielle’s Message About Second Chances 3:01:32 Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Danielle on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/butterflyfreee7?stkn=M3R6ZHhzOHFhcWwz 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 13, 20261 hr 32 min

Barry Seal's Son: The Truth About My Father’s $1 Million Smuggling Flights

Barry Seal’s son, Aaron Seal, joins the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to reveal the true story behind his father’s $1 million cocaine-smuggling flights for the Medellín Cartel. Aaron explains how Barry went from a TWA pilot to flying massive loads for Pablo Escobar and the Ochoa brothers—eventually earning as much as $2.5 million per trip. Going beyond the Tom Cruise movie American Made, Aaron separates Hollywood fiction from reality and addresses the questions surrounding Barry Seal’s connections to the CIA, DEA and White House. He also explains why he believes the federal government failed to protect Barry before his 1986 assassination. Aaron opens up about losing his father, his own struggles with drug smuggling and addiction, and his extraordinary decision to forgive a man involved in Barry Seal’s murder. He also reveals how he eventually became close friends with Pablo Escobar’s son. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 0:00 Barry Seal’s $1 Million Cocaine Flights 6:09 American Made: Barry Seal Fact vs. Hollywood Fiction 11:58 Growing Up as Barry Seal’s Son 16:38 $1 Million Flights for the Medellín Cartel 18:21 Barry Seal, the CIA and the Bay of Pigs 24:59 Barry Seal’s Mena, Arkansas Contra Operation 29:20 Photographing Pablo Escobar Loading Cocaine 32:32 Why the Government Failed to Protect Barry Seal 39:06 The Day Barry Seal Was Assassinated 45:15 Aaron Seal Forgives His Father’s Hitmen 53:27 Barry Seal’s Son Becomes a Drug Smuggler 57:09 A $400-a-Day Opioid Addiction 1:06:45 66:45 Barry Seal’s Son Befriends Pablo Escobar’s Son 1:11:38 Barry Seal and the “Snitch” Debate 1:16:45 Why Aaron Forgave the Escobar Family 1:21:37 CIA Drug-Trafficking Allegations and the Drug War 1:27:45 Redemption and Barry Seal’s Legacy 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Aaron Seal on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/real.aaron.seal?stkn=MXBjbG1hbHN0c3J2cg== 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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