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    spider, I am referring to Griselda Blanco. She is the drug trafficking queen from Colombia who trafficked cocaine and killed her enemies and husbands for power and revenge. In order to better understand Blanco it is important to know more about her childhood and find out what led her to her massive killings and life of crime. Throughout my paper I will be explaining why Griselda Blanco's crime history is a great example of both social process and social conflict theory. To start off, Griselda Blanco was born on February 15, 1943 in Cartagena, Colombia. She was born and raised by her mother Ana Lucia Restrepo till this day her…

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    Introduction Maria Licciardi and Griselda Blanco aren’t just your average house wives. When these two weren’t busy cooking it up in the kitchen, they were out stirring up trouble in the streets. In pop culture and as depicted everywhere, men have always been the face of organized crime. However, in time of need these women were called to step up to the plate. These godmothers were no sweet, innocent, cookie baking old ladies, they were nefarious crime lords driven by the will to survive.…

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    Gal Gadot-Versano was born April 30, 1995, she is 33 years old. Gadot was born in petah tikva and raised in its neighbouring city of Rosh HaAyin. Her first name in Hebrew means “wave” and her surname means “riverbanks”. She lived a good life were in high school her major was biology and she was good at basketball because of her height, as a teenager her first jobs were babysitting and burger king. As an adult, she studied law and international relations at the ODC Herzliya college. Gal gadot is…

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    On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States causing destruction to hundreds of thousands of homes. Multitudes of families were left homeless on the streets searching for a safe haven as chaos slowly started to rise. As the streets of New Orleans were flooding various news stations rushed over to the take note of the disaster stricken area. While the families of New Orleans suffered over their loss the media started to benefit off of the disaster caused from…

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    La Viuda Negra Who exactly is “La Viuda Negra,” or formally known as “Cocaine Godmother?” Many know this criminal by her first name, Griselda Blanco, who was a powerful drug trafficker and murderer. Anyone who crossed paths with her or did her wrong in any way, would pay with their blood. Blanco’s criminal career started at a very young age, she was born to a physically, abusive mother in Medellin, Colombia, which then lead to, “her as a pickpocket,” (Ovalle, 2012). Blanco became notorious in…

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    Griselda Blanco was her name and other’s new her by her nicknames like the “Black Widow,” “The Godmother,” and “Queen of Cocaine” was born in Cartagena, Columbia on February 15, 1943 but she grew up in Medellin, Columbia. It is said that she suspected of murdering over 200 people. And while hiding from the law for 10 years she was responsible for having cocaine transported from her hometown Columbia to New York, Miami, and also Southern California. But she couldn't run forever because she got…

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    Both having such dark childhoods, they seeked for power and money at a very young age. It led to them getting involved in the biggest cartels of history. With their massive amount of money, power, and connections, Griselda Blanco and Joaquin Guzman have made such a big impact on the illegal activities that have been going on through decades in America. Their creativity allowed them to smuggle all sorts of illegal drugs to various countries. Unlike Griselda, Joaquin Guzman invaded countries with…

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    Griselda starts to smuggle the cocaine into America. She found very creative ways to smuggle the cocaine in on a small scale. First, she smuggles it in in the lining of suitcases, hollowed out shoes, lingerie Griselda specially designed that would hold small bags of cocaine in the crotch area of the underwear, and bras that held cocaine in the lining as well, by female couriers (Dunn, 38). Griselda took over the drug industry in New York. The business was growing so fast, she needed to find a…

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    Life.” Young adults believe that to achieve they goals, drug trafficking is the easiest and quickest way to achieve. Even though this decisions can cost their life and and their close relative. My methods and design for this thesis, I use secondary data that prove my thesis such as newspaper stories, journal articles and books. Drug trafficking is one of the biggest issue in our society. Surveys have found that young adults in Mexico, male specific young adults, seen drug dealers as “Robinhood”…

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    Bogotá, Colombia Many people debate whether they should visit Colombia or not because its reputation for producing large amounts of narcotics and giving birth to infamous dealers like Pablo Escobar, Griselda Blanco, and members of the notorious Cali Cartel. However, the truth is that those hardcore criminal empires were powerful in the past but now the country has revamped itself and is a lot safer because of the police and military presence in throughout the country. Colombia is a wonderful…

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