In the episode "Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (Part One)" from the podcast You Can't Make This Up (August 27, 2021), listeners are introduced to one of the largest drug cases in American legal history — the case against Cuban-American exiles Augusto "Willy" Falcon and Salvador "Sal" Magluta.
The two childhood friends grew up in Miami and, over the course of the 1980s, allegedly built a drug empire worth around two billion dollars. According to prosecutors, they were responsible for smuggling more than 75 tons of cocaine into the United States — a quantity that placed them among the most significant drug traffickers in the country's history.
The episode is the first installment of a six-part documentary series that follows the two men's rise, fall, and trial. It sets the stage for a drama about money, power, and crime in the Sunshine State of Florida.