The Black Tuna Gang was most active in the 1970s for smuggling marijuana into Miami from their Santa Marta base. The group covered their operation by presenting a facade organization that exported petroleum, sugar, and coffee and was led by Raul Davila-Jimeno. Although their existence on American soil did not last long, only a stay of around 16 months, they were able to bring in about five hundred tons of marijuana to the US.
This gang is an essential example of the expansion and movement of Colombia’s drug war, in this case to the United States. Miami has become a central hub in the trafficking of drugs onto American land. Because of it being an ideal port location, it naturally has also become well known for the use of drugs as well. As if Colombia exporting drugs to Miami were not enough, the country has also shipped along its increasing drug related violence. Several Colombian gangs are active in this coastal Florida city; this starts competition for consumers. To these gangs, the best way to get rid of competition is to eliminate their existence completely.
Picture: Black Tuna Gang medallion
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