Undercover DEA Agent Louis Diaz on Taking Down Harlem Drug Kingpin Nicky Barnes (Full Interview)

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Published 2022-12-11
Former DEA agent Louis Diaz sat down for his first-ever VladTV interview, and Vlad started off by speaking about Diaz being largely responsible for taking down New York crime boss Nicky Barnes. From there, Louis spoke about his upbringing in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the 1950s and 60s, which Diaz said was the best time of his life, and he went on to speak about how there was a mafia presence in his neighborhood. During the conversation, Louis detailed how he got started in the ATF, and he went on to speak about Nicky Barnes starting a crime syndicate called “The Council” in Harlem. Louis detailed how The Council and the mafia worked with one another in the streets, and Louis went on to speak about how he went undercover as a mob associate. Louis explained that people were raising suspicion about him, which led him to move to California, and Louis later moved back to New York.

Moving along, Louis spoke about being around Nicky Barnes and infiltrating The Council, and investigating the inner workings of the organization. Louis detailed taking down The Council, Nicky Barnes’ arrest, and the RICO case. Louis explained that there was an anonymous jury in the trial, and he spoke about the shock when Nicky and his associates learned that he was working undercover. Louis also spoke about speaking to Nicky, and he went on to address Nicky getting life in prison. Elsewhere in the interview, Louis spoke about being part of “Operation Pisces,” where he took down members of the Medellin cartel. To hear more, including Louis speaking about other cases he worked on, hit the full interview above.
All Comments (21)
  • @NEUTRALDROP
    Hey Mr Diaz you coached my baseball team with Mr Mancuso Phillys Dad. Till this day I tell my kids it ain't over till it's over. You manned us up in a good way, thank you for being a great role model. I played Hockey and I was Left wing Louie Right wing and Richie Center...those were the days. Now I understand the Sunglasses Hat and beard and covert baseball practice locations behind John Bowne lol, Mooney
  • @tee-boppin_em8147
    He Really Misses His Wife!! Heart Breaking!!! I Feel For Him In The Way How I Loved My Dad Sooooo Much My Best Friend taught me Everything I Kno!!! He Passed Unexpectedly When I Was 16 Changed My Whole Life An Out Look On Everything!!
  • @gezman65
    I met him at a boxing event in California in 2009. Nice guy.
  • @holysmokes4259
    Diaz is an old school New Yorker harder and harder to find these days. The last of a dying breed.
  • @dannyj4163
    Love watching all these interviews with you vlad and mafia story's ect keep up amazing work my brother 👏 🙌 👍 🙏 💪
  • @gsonn18
    Great story - Good Interview!
  • @AdamBig16
    Always nice when vlad is able to bring us this caliber of guest really dope content the library of so many people’s life story vlad is definitely playing the long game decades to come outlets will have to come to him to be able to use some of these as reference material etc it’s pretty amazing what his channel has the potential to accomplish
  • @mikehunt9884
    yeah that is one of the weirdest thing these days, walking outside, not a kid to be seen, nobody's playing outside. Even growing up in the 80's, in the city, there were literally gangs of kids playing outside, either riding bikes, or playing hockey or baseball on the street. And in the afternoon in the summer, people used to hang outside on their balcony or on the front lawn, or the steps, and people knew each other, you knew who were the drunks, who beat their wives, who was crazy, who was a pervert and stay away from that house! who were the good guys etc.. these days i couldn't even tell you who lives next door. At least i can say im lucky enough to have experienced a fun childhood. WTF do kids do these days? sit at home on their tablet? watching tiktok?
  • @PharoahsKingdom
    Remember this guy from the Mr. Untouchable and Frank Lucas documentaries
  • @TheTrut416
    Stephanie St. Clair, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas, Nicky Barnes, Alpo, AZ, Rich Porter, Peter Shue, Mecca Audio, harlem was no joke. Between the Renaissance, Cotton Club, Savoy, Apollo there's a lot of history.
  • @ProdbyCeeSick
    Damn Vlads ruthless, couldn’t even hand the man a bottled water, I mean it’s obvious he needs it 😂😂
  • @pay593
    Vlad does a better job interviewing crime related people than he does rappers I don’t mind it all tho
  • @stonecold1389
    AMAZING LOVE ❤️ IT GOOD TRUE STORY WOW 🤩 THIS DEA PERSON IS GREAT LOVE ❤️ IT.”
  • @mammadoo7249
    Yes vlad it happens in real life, old school radios can pick up other signals like police radios & other radio stations if you are close enough to the source. In Key west we used to pick up Havanna Cuba stations! Great interview as per usual!
  • @Cccc-ky4vq
    Great interview 👍👍⭐️⭐️🙌🙌🙌