Battling Griselda Blanco in the Miami Drug Wars! w Lt. Raul Diaz and Sean Oliver ("Killing The Lieutenant")

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Lt. Raul Diaz and Sean Oliver discussing the Miami drug wars and their experiences during that time.

Rebels, in all fairness, this is more than a book about a drug war. It's a snapshot. About drug-infested Miami in the 1970's, and the society around it, and Lt. Diaz's place in this battle. The book is chock full of gritty, brutally honest stories of the life of a police officer during these times. And don't get me started on the Monkey!! Both Raul and Sean have lots to say in this interview. Wait til you hear what they say about the Griselda biopic, too! It's a great deep dive to a wild and earlier time. Thanks so much to Raul and Sean for coming on the show! Follow these gentleman on Instagram : @seanoliverofficial, @rauljdiaz4772 or visit seanoliverbooks.com , or killingthelieutenant.com Here's the link to "Killing The Lieutenant": https://tinyurl.com/2cbvrxgz Programming note: Catch "Sherpa Selects" on Saturdays. It's the episodes you tried to avoid the first time around! Music Credits/Voiceovers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Sherpa-lu Studio Players; Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/goods-cargo/blur License code: SEGQXRLESQA3PHDZ YouTube: @sherpalution5000 @sherpalution : social media for IG, Threads, & TikTok (@sherpalution1); Link pages…

People in this episode

Host: Jim the Podcast Sherpa

Guests: Lt. Raul Diaz, Sean Oliver

Topics covered

• drug wars
• Miami
• police stories
• Griselda Blanco
• interview

Keywords

• Griselda Blanco
• Miami drug wars
• police officer stories
• Killing The Lieutenant
• 1970s Miami

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: seanoliverbooks.com, killingthelieutenant.com

Books & works: Killing The Lieutenant

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