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Part 8: Charles Cosby on Griselda Blanco Becoming a Drug Billionaire, Escobar was Her Protégé
Part 6: Charles Cosby on Griselda Blanco Killing Her 1st Husband, Becoming a Prostitute
Part 1: Charles Cosby on His Mom Catching His Dad Being Gay, Becoming Alcoholic After He Left
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In this clip with Charles Cosby, the story of Griselda Blanco's rise to power in the illegal drug trade is revealed. Blanco, along with her second husband, illegally entered the U.S. around 1966 and set up operations in Queens, New York. Blanco was in charge of the operations and started importing cocaine from Colombia. Her business quickly took off, and it spiraled from making 20,000 dollars a week to a million dollars a month in only six months. Blanco capitalized on the thriving party scene of New York, which included entertainers and star athletes. As the popularity of cocaine surged within various social circles, from Wall Street to janitors, Blanco and her husband's business boomed, making an astonishing 10 to 15 million dollars per week within a year or so.
