Cocaine King Max Mermelstein Came Out of Hiding for a Screenwriter

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Miami New Times | March 1, 2010
On the screen, superspliced interviews with two former smugglers tell the story of the cocaine avalanche that in the 1980s turned Miami into a bullet-riddled Little Medellín. Using budget special effects to augment footage of drug busts and murder scenes, Cocaine Cowboys isn't your typical documentary.

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