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A shootout at Dadeland Mall on July 11, 1979, started the drug war. [8] Two members of a Colombian drug gang entered a liquor store and shot two men in broad daylight. [3] The murderers were quickly dubbed "Cocaine Cowboys" by a police officer. [8] [9] Due to ensuing turf wars between drug lords, Miami soon became known as the "Drug Capital of ...
Cocaine Cowboys chronicles the development of the illegal drug trade in Miami during the 1970s and 1980s with interviews of both law enforcement and organized crime leaders, in addition to news footage from the era. The film reveals that in the 1960s and early 1970s, marijuana was the primary import drug into
Here’s a look at the real person behind the series from the photo archives of the Miami Herald: Photos Griselda Blanco’s police arrest picture in Miami-Dade County.
In the late 1960s, long-haired, beaded and tie-dyed flower children brought their drugs, incense, guitars and peace symbols to South Florida. Hippies had finally reached Miami.
On June 3, 1986, the majority of the Outlaws' South Florida chapter — including the already-imprisoned Nolan and his vice president, Fred "Yankee" Hegney — were indicted in a federal racketeering case, which covered a series of crimes in Broward County between 1970 and 1985. [3] [7] Drug sales, robberies, kidnappings, prostitution ...
The two were eventually indicted in one of the largest drug cases in United States history, accused of illegally smuggling 75 tons of cocaine into the country. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The series is directed by Billy Corben who previously directed three Cocaine Cowboys documentary films, each featuring a different set of criminals associated with the ...
See shopping photos from the 1970s and ’80s. Jeff Kleinman. ... Let’s take a look through the Miami Herald archives at some old photos of Dadeland, Omni, Cutler Ridge, Westland and Aventura ...
Miami drug war, a series of armed conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s. See also. War on Drugs (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 26 January ...