Trial For Last Of Miami's "Cocaine Cowboys" Delayed

The trial for a Florida man dubbed as the last of Miami's "cocaine cowboys" has been delayed.

Gustavo "Taby" Falcon, 56, eluded police and drug charges for 26 years. 

The trial was supposed to begin Oct. 30. Falcon's attorney says he needs more time to prepare.

Court records show a federal judge agreed to delay the trial until Feb. 5.

Falcon vanished in 1991 when he, his older brother Augusto "Willie" Falcon, Salvador "Sal" Magluta and others were charged in a federal indictment. 

The gang purportedly smuggled at least 75 tons of cocaine into the U.S. during the hyper violent "Miami Vice" era.

Falcon was arrested in April near Orlando, where he lived under a different name. 

He has pleaded not guilty.


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