Catherine Zeta Jones Chicago 2003

Drug lord Griselda Blanco was a pioneer and trailblazer in the cocaine industry. Blanco spent her childhood in Medellín, Colombia, participating in various crimes such as working as a prostitute, thievery, and even being a member of a gang. She would eventually migrate to the United States of America at the age of 17, where she would become involved in the trafficking of drugs using a falsified passport. To smuggle cocaine out of Colombia and into America, Griselda created bags with a fake bottom and utilized other people as mules, including children, elderly people, and attractive women. When Griselda’s wealth began to improve, her sons would eventually quit school to work in the family business of cocaine. This earned Griselda the nickname “Cocaine Godmother,” which stuck to Blanco for the rest of her life.

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