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The Godmother Controls Cocaine Cowboys II

If you haven’t caught 2006’s must-see documentary Cocaine Cowboys, you’re missing out on a wild look back at the development of Miami’s out of control drug market in the ’70s and ’80s. The untold history was so rich that each of the movie’s criminal players could probably support their own spin-off documentary. So for the sequel, the filmmakers at Rakontuer focused on one of Miami’s most ruthless villains: Griselda Blanco (a.k.a. “The Black Widow”).

Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin’ With The Godmother, which is coming to DVD on July 29, tells the story of an Oakland man named Charles Cosby who becomes a major West Coast cocaine dealer thanks to his connection with Blanco. After writing a “fan letter” to her while she’s incarcerated on the West Coast, they develop a lasting bond that results in him helming $40 million per year drug ring. Watch the trailer below.