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Part 3: Mario Sanchez on Being a Shot Caller in Prison with 50 Norteños Under His Command
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Mario Sanchez sits down with Vlad to discuss major California gang indictments, prison politics, and the realities of speaking publicly as a former Norteño. The conversation covers the January 6 federal racketeering case tied to Salinas and the Coastal Plaza Norteño, including allegations of 11 murders, 14 attempted murders, dues paid to Nuestra Familia, and the reported punishment for leaving. Sanchez also reacts to Raul Coronel Suarez’s 30-year RICO sentence and explains why large cases often lead to informants and crews collapsing.
The interview also touches on Southern California’s Mexican Mafia crackdown, alleged tax collection, extortion, fentanyl and meth trafficking, and prison “big homie” structure. Sanchez addresses today’s Norteño-Sureño dynamics, prison truces, podcasts, and social media “woofing,” including online threats and comments calling him a dropout—while reflecting on doing time in the 1990s versus the internet era.