Last 'Cocaine Cowboy' Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Conviction

After 26 years on the run, a man believed to be the last of Miami's "cocaine cowboys" was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his part in one of the biggest drug trafficking operations of the 1980s.

According to authorities, now-56-year-old Gustavo Falcon disappeared in 1991 when he was indicted alongside his brother and others for their roles in a $2 billion cocaine smuggling operation in Florida.

Falcon was captured in April 2017 in Kissimmee, where he had been living with his wife under an assumed name. She was not charged.

In February, Falcon pleaded guilty, wrote a letter of apology to the presiding judge and his lawyers are seeking a nine-year prison term.

Authorities say the gang smuggled 75 tons  of cocaine into the U.S. and made an estimated $2 billion at the time.

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After 26 years, Last 'Cocaine Cowboy' Back in Miami


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