A ruthless drug smuggler known as the 'Godmother of Cocaine' who was jailed in the U.S. for three chilling murders has been gunned down by a motorcycle-riding hitman.
Griselda Blanco, 69, was believed to have ordered dozens of executions during the notorious 'cocaine cowboys' era of the 1970s and 80s in Miami.
In a grim irony, the mode of her killing was eerily similar to the brutal drive-by killings she herself introduced to slaughter her enemies.
Griselda Blanco: 'Godmother of Cocaine' behind deadly Miami drug trade gunned down in Colombian hometown by assassin on motorbike | CLICK FOR MORE..
FLOOD OF COCAINE BROUGHT ECONOMIC BOOM TO MIAMI IN 1970s AND 80s
Prior to the mid-1970s, marijuana had been the main import into Miami and the surrounding areas.
But over the following years this was replaced by more lucrative cocaine.
Crime lords used many different tactics to smuggle drugs into the country, but the main routes were by boat or air.
The distribution networks were highly elaborate and technology such as electronic homing devices were employed to keep track of shipments.
Condominiums were bought near the ocean to act as reconnaissance stations to look out for coast guards and cartels monitored the radio frequencies of Federal, State and local authorities.
Legitimate businesses were then bought to shield these operations from the outside world.
The 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys, right, reveals that much of the economic growth in Miami came from the drug trade as the cash that flowed into these businesses went on to indirectly finance the construction of many high-rise buildings in southern Florida.
When law enforcement finally got on top of the corruption, many companies folded because of falling sales.
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