Griselda Blanco
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| Born | Griselda Blanco Restrepo February 15, 1943 |
| Died | September 3, 2012 (aged 69) Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
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Griselda Blanco Restrepo[2] (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the Medellín Cartel.[3][4][5] She was shot dead in Medellín on September 3, 2012, at the age of 69.[6]
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- ^ "The life and death of 'cocaine mother' Griselda Blanco". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Luscombe, Richard (September 4, 2012). "'Godmother of cocaine' shot dead in Colombia". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ ""Cocaine mother" Griselda Blanco gunned down in Colombia". miamiherald.com. September 3, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.