Inside NYC's Craziest Weed Trap Spot: Bronx Kingpin Reveals Open-Air Drug Market

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2026

⏱️ 143 minutes

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From the streets of the South Bronx to running one of the busiest weed operations in New York City — this is the story of Angel Diaz, aka Julito. In this raw and unfiltered interview, Julito breaks down how he was raised in the drug game, watching his mother move heroin and cocaine before stepping into the streets himself at just 12 years old. From selling crack and flipping weed to building a massive distribution network moving pounds daily, he shares how loyalty, hustle, and survival shaped his rise. But the game comes with a price. Julito opens up about violence, betrayal, federal indictments, and the moment everything came crashing down due to snitches and internal conflict. After years behind bars, he reflects on the truth most don’t talk about: There’s no glory in the street life. Go Support Julito! IG: https://www.instagram.com/bx_julito/ Clothing: https://www.maisonbullion.co Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-united-states-of-america-v-julito-angel-diaz/1146480500 This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: Lucy! Find LUCY near you at https://lucy.co/stores, or save 20% on your first online order at https://lucy.co/CONNECT with promo code CONNECT. Shopify! Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/mitchell Betterhelp! When life feels overwhelming, therapy can help. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/connect Cash App! Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/1ekoiacn #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Cash App Green, overdraft coverage, borrow, cash back offers and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow 00:00 Intro: Meet Julito – Bronx Weed Kingpin 01:53 Puerto Rican Roots & Family in the South Bronx 03:56 Julito's Upbringing & Family's Criminal Past 10:05 Early Hustles: Family Drug Business 16:39 Growing Up Surrounded by Drugs & Violence 21:15 This Episode Is Sponsored By Lucy 22:40 Weed, Heroin, Crack: Bronx Drug Culture Breakdown 30:00 This Episode Is Sponsored By Shopify and Betterhelp 32:38 Julito's First Steps as a Young Hustler 36:19 The Weed Block Corner Sales 41:52 This Episode Is Sponsored By Cash App 43:16 From Corners To Big Business 48:45 Clientele, Profits & Outwitting the Law 55:40 Moving Up: Gaining Trust and Becoming the Boss 01:12:01 Running the Block & Dealing with Competition 01:23:50 Weed Droughts, Strains, and Evolving Drug Game 01:31:07 The Rise of Sour Diesel and High-End Weed 01:36:01 Block Politics & Rivalries in the Bronx 01:43:43 Violence, Betrayal, and the Feds Closing In 01:54:41 The Murder, the Snitch, and the Downfall 02:07:38 Feds Build Their Case & Block Goes Down 02:18:27 Prison, Reflecting on the Game & Life Lessons 02:20:19 Life After Prison & Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	How did you first get involved? I was basically raised into this shit. Who were some of your
0:34.6	connects in New York? I had Jamaican connects. I had white boys.
0:38.3	I had all type of motherfuckers that would come give us weed. I'm sending it for 1314. I'm making three, four hundred of a pound. I sold four, five pounds in one day. So I'm going home with $1,800 young boy. Killing it. I used to get rid of me, me like 50 pounds a week. My guest today is Angel Diaz, better known as Julito, a Puerto Rican drug trafficker from
0:58.4	the South Bronx who managed one of the busiest weed spots in all of New York City.
1:04.2	Smokers and dealers from all over the Tri-State area would come to Julito's block to score
1:09.3	Bud.
1:10.3	Didn't matter if you wanted a dime bag or a hundred pounds,
1:12.6	Hulito's crew had you covered.
1:14.6	The federal indictment accused them of selling $100 million worth of marijuana
1:20.6	in the nine years that Hulito ran the organization.
1:23.6	This is a fascinating look at how the drug trade still operates in New York City to this day,
1:29.3	in forgotten ghettos like the South Bronx, worlds away from the tourists and the wealthy glamour of Manhattan.
1:35.3	Julito wrote a memoir, The United States of America versus Julito, about his life as a weed
1:41.4	kingpin and the murder that took him and his crew down.
1:44.5	You can get that on Amazon and check out part two with Julito
1:47.8	where he tells insane stories from behind the prison wall,
1:51.0	which you can get early over at patreon.com
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