Colombia's 'queen of cocaine' shot dead at 69
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Griselda">Griselda</span> <span word="Blanco">Blanco</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="trafficker">trafficker</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Godmother">Godmother</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cocaine">Cocaine</span>," <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unidentified">unidentified</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Colonel">Colonel</span> <span word="Mauricio">Mauricio</span> <span word="Cartagena">Cartagena</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medellin">Medellin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 69-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="butcher">butcher</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Cartagena">Cartagena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="Blanco">Blanco</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="escaping">escaping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="motive">motive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="hypothesis">hypothesis</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span>," <span word="Cartagena">Cartagena</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>. <span word="Blanco">Blanco</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="pending">pending</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Blanco">Blanco</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span>1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deported">deported</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="killings">killings</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="concurrent">concurrent</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="pleading">pleading</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Blanco">Blanco</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1982 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="toddler">toddler</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>, 2, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="Alfredo">Alfredo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Grizel">Grizel</span> <span word="Lorenzo">Lorenzo</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>, <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killings">killings</span>.</p>
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