▁which ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁high ▁crime ▁ep ide mic ▁that ▁swe pt ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Miami ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Law ▁enfor cement ' s ▁struggle ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁into ▁Miami ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁C ENT AC ▁ 2 6 ▁( Cent ral ▁T act ical ▁Unit ), ▁a ▁joint ▁operation ▁between ▁Miami - D ade ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁DE A ▁anti - d rug ▁operation . ▁ ▁Blan co ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁drug - related ▁violence ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Miami ▁D rug ▁War ▁or ▁the ▁C oca ine ▁Cow boy ▁Wars ▁that ▁pl ag ued ▁Miami ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁c oca ine ▁was ▁tra ff icked ▁more ▁than ▁mar iju ana . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁law less ▁and ▁cor rupt ▁atmosphere , ▁primarily ▁created ▁by ▁Blan co ' s ▁operations , ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁gang sters ▁being ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" C oca ine ▁Cow bo ys " ▁and ▁their ▁violent ▁way ▁of ▁doing ▁business ▁as ▁the ▁" M iami ▁drug ▁war ". ▁ ▁Her ▁distribution ▁network , ▁which ▁sp anned ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁brought ▁in ▁ ▁per ▁month . ▁Her ▁violent ▁business ▁style ▁brought ▁government ▁scr ut iny ▁to ▁South ▁Florida , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁her ▁organization ▁and ▁the ▁free - w heel ing , ▁high - profile