▁Miami ▁drug ▁scene ▁of ▁those ▁times . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Blan co ' s ▁willing ness ▁to ▁use ▁violence ▁against ▁her ▁Miami ▁compet itors ▁or ▁anyone ▁else ▁who ▁dis ple ased ▁her , ▁led ▁her ▁riv als ▁to ▁make ▁repeated ▁attempts ▁to ▁assass inate ▁her . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁hits ▁that ▁were ▁called ▁on ▁her , ▁she ▁fled ▁to ▁California . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁DE A ▁agents ▁ ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁and ▁held ▁without ▁b ail . ▁After ▁her ▁trial , ▁Blan co ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade ▁in ▁j ail . ▁While ▁in ▁prison , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁effectively ▁run ▁her ▁c oca ine ▁business ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁her ▁son ▁Michael ▁Blan co . ▁ ▁By ▁press uring ▁one ▁of ▁Blan co ' s ▁lie uten ants , ▁the ▁Miami - D ade ▁State ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁obtained ▁sufficient ▁evidence ▁to ▁ind ict ▁Blan co ▁for ▁three ▁mur ders . ▁However , ▁the ▁case ▁col lapsed ▁due ▁to ▁technical ities ▁rel ating ▁to ▁a ▁tele phone - sex ▁sc andal ▁between ▁the ▁star ▁witness ▁and ▁female ▁secret aries ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁att orney ' s ▁office . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Blan co ▁suffered ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁while ▁imprison ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Blan co ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁prison ▁and ▁deport ed