Until the 1970s,the importation of marijuana and cocaine into the United States was largely a(n)_____________ operation,although the suppliers were Colombian.

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Until the 1970s,the importation of marijuana and cocaine into the United States was largely a(n)_____________ operation,although the suppliers were Colombian.​

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Prior to the 1970s, the majority of marijuana and cocaine imported into the United States came from Cuban suppliers. However, after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the Colombian drug cartels became the largest suppliers of illegal drugs to the US.

Until the 1970s,the Importation of Marijuana and Cocaine into the United