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The Miami drug war was a series of armed conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s, centered in the city of Miami, Florida, between the United States government and multiple drug cartels, primarily the Medellín Cartel. It was predominantly fueled by the illegal trafficking of cocaine.
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.
Griselda Blanco Restrepo [2] (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the Medellín Cartel.
In the late 1960s, long-haired, beaded and tie-dyed flower children brought their drugs, incense, guitars and peace symbols to South Florida. ... was the site for an Easter “love-in,” where ...
The film chronicles his role in the Miami drug war (the resulting crime epidemic that swept the American city of Miami, Florida, in the 1970s and 1980s). The producers of Cocaine Cowboys use interviews with law enforcement , journalists , lawyers , former drug smugglers , and gang members to provide a first-hand perspective of the Miami drug war.
Her early life was not a shiny one. Blanco was sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend, pushing her to run away at the age of 19 and submit to a life of petty crime to get by.
On August 5, 1974, at 10:24 a.m. EDT, [1] a federal office building housing the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Miami Field Division office in downtown Miami, Florida, United States, collapsed after the roof caved in, causing the deaths of seven DEA employees and injuries to 15 others. [2]
Here is a look through the photo and story archives of the Miami Herald at what started as Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami. A 1977 picture of the Miami skyline shot from Bicentennial Park.