anthony: so things were in decline. cocaine sort of saved the city? alfred: we d say so. am i going to get in trouble for it? yes. billy: by 1981, you had a murder rate. 635 homicides, 25% of those bodies had automatic weapons bullets. anthony: right. anthony: we talk about the uncomfortable reality of where a lot of modern miami came from over something you just have to hit hard when in miami in season. stone crabs. alfred: federal reserve branch in miami had a $5 billion cash surplus. mostly 50s and $100 bills all of which had trace elements of cocaine on them. billy: and the guys who were in cocaine trafficking in the 70s and 80s got out and are now big medicare fraudsters.
Stone crab season has officially kicked off. Early signs show supply and prices may look a little different this year, all due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian and ongoing inflation.