DOTW Review: Cocain Cowboys

Beautiful beaches, blue water and busty babes. Isn't that what you think of when you hear Miami? Take it back 40 years and it transforms into a much different picture. Marijuana was the goto drug during the 60s in Miami but soon fell to the wayside of cocaine. Also known as blow, Bolivian marching powder, boots, California corn flakes, charlie, coke, girl, nose candy, powder, rock, slim, snow, snuff, or white lady (source: wiktionary). Cocaine Cowboys takes us through the secret drug world of the Columbian and American smugglers who were dealing to Joe Schmoe all the way to the offensive line of the Oakland Raiders. Cocaine was transported in some of the most elaborate ways to avoid detection. Fake companies were created. Real companies were bought out. Condos were bought to keep full-time employees of the cocaine business on the look-out for marine police. The key players involved in the corruption of Miami include Griselda Blanco (Cocaine Godmother), Jon Roberts, Mickey Munday, and Jorge "Rivi" Ayala. The documentary takes us in the minds of these individuals as they transport the white stuff across the entire United States. Nobody knows what Miami would look like today if cocaine did not have the influence during those years. Cocaine crimes would happen multiple times a week. People involved in the industry that got in the way of the Godmother could find themselves tortured and dismembered. Side Note: It truly is a great documentary.

If you care to see more then check out Cocaine Cowboys 2 which gives us more detail into the life of the Black Widow (Godmother). Also, in production now, is a remake of Cocaine Cowboys starring Mark Wahlberg.

Dock ON,

@chaseappich