Miami drug war - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
Scenes from Miami's Drug War, 1972-1986 - YouTube
WEBThis explosive selection of TV news stories traces Miami's Drug Wars from the early 1970s to the crack cocaine epidemic of the mid-1980s. ...more. Pot busts. Heroin busts.
The Untold Truth Of The Miami Drug War - Grunge
WEBAug 4, 2021 · The Miami drug war was super violent in the 1980s. That's what you get when rival cartels war for rights to distribute their cocaine throughout the U.S.
Cocaine Cowboys: How ’80s Miami Became America’s Drug …
WEBIn Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, the city of Miami isn’t just a backdrop. It’s a character unto itself: flashy, gritty, hedonistic, and full of cocain...
What it was really like to be in Miami during the crazy cocaine boom …
WEBDec 21, 2017 · In the classic 1983 film “Scarface,” ruthless gangster Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino, launders millions in cocaine money and feeds his own coke habit, at one point memorably snorting from a...
Miami's cocaine scene in the 1970s & 80s - YouTube
WEBNov 27, 2017 · "Scarface" is a cult classic flim that epitomized the Miami cocaine scene in the 1970s and '80s. But what inspired the movie? A new book called "Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied...
The Dangerous Paradise of 1980 Miami - Reason.com
WEBJan 30, 2021 · Police started finding dead drug mules, putrefying in cheap hotel rooms after bags of cocaine burst open in their intestines.
Miami drug wars | Flashback Miami - Miami Herald
WEBSep 10, 2014 · Smuggling rings grew to corporate size in the 1980’s. A 1982 seizure of $100 million worth of cocaine from a Miami International Airport hangar permanently altered U.S. law enforcement’s approach towards the drug trade.
‘Hotel Scarface’ recounts glamorous, infamous epicenter of Miami…
WEBDec 27, 2017 · Colorful but violent personalities roamed the streets of Miami in the late 1970s and early 1980s when cocaine came to town and drug lords helped make it the murder-capital of America.
The 1980s Miami Drug Wars: Cocaine, Crime, and the Rise of the …
WEBJul 23, 2024 · The influx of cocaine, primarily from Colombia, turned Miami into a battleground for rival drug cartels, corrupt law enforcement, and ambitious criminals looking to make their fortunes.
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