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Griselda Blanco Restrepo (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lady 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.
Jan 25, 2024 · Colombian cartel leader Griselda Blanco dominated the U.S. cocaine trade in the 1970s and 1980s. Read about her younger years, sons, death, movies, and more.
May 9, 2024 · Griselda Blanco was a Colombian cocaine trafficker. In the 1970s and ’80s she was a central figure in the violent drug wars in Miami, and, according to reports, she smuggled more than three tons of cocaine into the United States annually, netting some $80 million per month.
- Griselda Blanco grew up in poverty, and her life of crime reportedly began at an early age. According to some accounts, at age 11 she helped kidnap...
- Griselda Blanco married three times. She was a teenager when she married her first husband, and she split with her last husband in 1983. Her second...
- Griselda Blanco was a Colombian cocaine trafficker. In the 1970s and ’80s she was a central figure in the violent drug wars in Miami, and, accordin...
- Seeking to eliminate her competition during her time in Miami, Griselda Blanco displayed a brazen ruthlessness that plunged the city into a period...
Jan 20, 2018 · According to Cocaine Cowboys II, Blanco was a dirt-poor kid in Colombia who committed her first murder at age 11 and later worked as a teenage prostitute. Blanco famously loved the Godfather...
- Jerry Iannelli
Feb 10, 2024 · Most remember Griselda Blanco as the “Black Widow,” a ruthless Colombian drug lord whose network flooded Miami with cocaine, brought in $80 million a month nationally, and who’s been personally...
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- Kalia Richardson
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Jan 25, 2024 · Sofía Vergara takes the lead in the new Netflix miniseries Griselda, a dramatization of the life of Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco, known as “the Godmother of Cocaine.”
Feb 2, 2024 · Griselda Blanco is suspected of being involved in 40 murders across the U.S., including all three of her husbands. At its height, her network was pushing $80 million a month in cocaine.
