![]() This underwear contained special pockets capable of concealing two kilos of coke.īetween 19, massive amounts of cocaine and marijuana were smuggled from Colombia into the United States, much of it intended for distribution in New York City. Blanco used only female mules, who wore lingerie Blanco had designed herself and which were sold in her Medellin Boutique. In 1971, she started her own cocaine network. They were assisted by Griselda Blanco, who manufactured sophisticated smuggling devices and recruited couriers, and Bernardo Roldan, an expert in the manufacture of passports. The "brains" of the smuggling operation were the brothers Alberto Bravo and Carlos Bravo, owners of an export-import business in Colombia. Medellin bosses and brothers Alberto Bravo and Carlos Bravo Griselda Blanco arranged at some point the murder of her husband Carlos Trujillo and then married Alberto Bravo. Trujillo introduced her to Alberto Bravo, a trafficker from Medellin. ![]() Griselda Blanco came to Queens in the late 60s with Carlos Trujillo (the father of her sons Dixon, Uber and Osvaldo). Queens (NY) based Medellin boss Griselda Blanco “La Madrina” (The Godmother) As always, Puparo welcomes any comments, corrections, information, or contacts that readers wish to provide to add to his text. Gangsters Inc.’s very own Puparo took it upon himself to check his archives, books, articles, documentaries, and other sources to compile a detailed list of Griselda Blanco’s murder victims. Though some of the gruesome killings the Black Widow ordered are known, many others have not been given as much attention by the media. With the release of the documentary Cocaine Cowboys (parts 1 and 2) she became a celebrity of sorts, used by rappers to bolster their street cred and journalists to sell books and magazines. As she rose to the top of the drug business in the United States dead bodies littered the streets. ![]()
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