Griselda Blanco
AKA “La Madrina,” “The Black Widow”
DOB: February 15, 1943
POB: Santa Marta, Columbia
Occupation: The Godmother of the Cocaine
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Griselda Blanco was the first female drug trafficker in history. She is also credited as being the first person to see the capabilities in connecting New York, Miami and Columbia for cocaine distribution. With Blanco at the helm Miami became the epicenter of a $20 billion annual business. Blanco was not only a drug trafficker, she was also a serial killer nicknamed, “The Black Widow.” She killed her three husbands and has been linked to over 100 murders. She fled Miami in 1985 to Santa Ana, Orange County, CA where she was arrested on February 18 of the same year. |
