Griselda Blanco Colombian drug lord Date of Birth: 15.02.1943 Country: Colombia

1. Biography of Griselda Blanco
2. Life of Crime
3. Arrest and Imprisonment
4. Death and Legacy

Biography of Griselda Blanco

Griselda Blanco was born in 1943 in Cartagena, Colombia. At the age of three, she moved to Medellín with her mother, Ana Lucía Restrepo. From a young age, there were indications that Griselda was drawn to a life of crime. At the age of 11, she was already involved in the kidnapping of a child from a wealthy family for ransom, which tragically resulted in the child's murder. At 14, Blanco ran away from home to escape her abusive mother, and she spent some time working as a prostitute. Later, at the age of 20, she married Carlos Trujillo and gave birth to three sons.

Life of Crime

In the mid-1970s, while married to Alberto Bravo, Blanco emigrated to the United States and settled in Queens, New York. Together, Blanco and Bravo built a successful drug trafficking network. However, they were targeted for arrest in the late 1970s and fled to Colombia. Blanco secretly returned to the United States, this time settling in Miami. It was in Miami that she became involved in the "Cocaine Cowboy Wars," a violent conflict in which cocaine began to dominate the drug trade over marijuana. Blanco earned a reputation as a dangerous and powerful drug lord, eliminating anyone who stood in her way.

Arrest and Imprisonment

In 1984, Blanco moved to California to escape the dangers she faced in Miami. However, on February 20, 1985, she was arrested in her own home. After a trial, Blanco was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Despite her incarceration, she continued to run her drug empire. In 2004, she was deported to Colombia, where she resumed her criminal activities.

Death and Legacy

Blanco's three sons were killed in violent disputes, and her only surviving child, Michael Corleone Blanco, was raised by his grandmother. In 2012, Michael Blanco was placed under house arrest for suspected involvement in cocaine trafficking. On September 3, 2012, Griselda Blanco was gunned down in Medellín by two motorcycle gunmen, echoing the method of killing she herself had employed. Her death did not come as a surprise to the police, as she had made many enemies throughout her criminal career. Griselda Blanco, known as "The Cocaine Godmother," remains one of the most dangerous and successful drug traffickers in the world.