The Cocaine Cowboys Returns Back
In the 1980s, the booming cocaine trafficking business turned our area into a glamorous but extremely dangerous city. The cocaine import business turned the bucolic retirement city of Miami into the vibrant and violent city that inspired Scarface and Miami Vice. The men who trafficked the cocaine from Colombia into the U.S. at the time were called “Cocaine Cowboys” for their dramatic behavior.
Drug Crime Beyond Miami?
Interestingly, Miami is now experiencing a reverse in the traditional drug smuggling route. According to federal smuggling experts, Miami is a “high-demand” destination for designer drugs such as Ecstasy from Europe. Also, rather than following the traditional route where smugglers send drugs from South America to Miami and beyond, Miami is now a transfer point between producers in Europe and distribution organizations in South America.
