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Meet Pablo Escobar by Zaheertyler(m): 10:52pm On Dec 17, 2016 |
Synopsis
Pablo Escobar, born on December 1,
1949, in Antioquia, Colombia, entered
the cocaine trade in the early 1970s.
He collaborated with other criminals
to form the Medellin Cartel and
eventually controlled over 80% of the
cocaine shipped to the U.S. He
earned popularity by sponsoring
charity projects and soccer clubs, but
later terror campaigns that resulted in
the murder of thousands turned
public opinion against him. He was
killed in 1993.
Background and Early Life
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was
born on December 1, 1949 in the
Colombian city of Rionegro, Antioquia,
with his family later moving to the
suburb of Envigado. He came from
modest means; his father worked as
a peasant farmer while his mother
was a schoolteacher. From an early
age, Escobar packed a unique drive
and ambition to raise himself up from
his humble beginnings.
As a young man, he told friends and
family that he wanted to become
president of Colombia. Yet as he saw
it, his path to wealth and legitimacy
lay in crime. He got his start as a
petty street thief, stealing cars before
moving into the smuggling business.
Escobar’s early prominence came
during the “Marlboro Wars,” in which
he played a high-profile role in the
control of Colombia’s smuggled
cigarette market. This episode proved
to be a valuable training ground for
the future narcotics kingpin.
Rise to Power
It wasn’t by chance that Colombia
came to dominate the cocaine trade.
Beginning in the early 1970s, the
country became a prime smuggling
ground for marijuana. But as the
cocaine market flourished, Colombia’s
geographical location proved to be its
biggest asset. Situated at the
northern tip of South America
between the thriving coca cultivation
epicenters of Peru and Bolivia, the
country came to dominate the global
cocaine trade with the United States,
the biggest market for the drug, just a
short trip to the north.
Escobar moved quickly to grab
control of the cocaine trade. In 1975,
Medellin drug trafficker Fabio
Restrepo was murdered. His killing,
it’s believed, came at the orders of
Escobar, who immediately seized
power and expanded Restrepo’s
operation into something the world
had never seen.
Under Escobar’s leadership, large
amounts of coca paste were
purchased in Bolivia and Peru,
processed, and brought to America.
Escobar worked with a small group to
form the infamous Medellin Cartel. By
the mid-1980s, Escobar controlled
more than 80 percent of the cocaine
smuggled into the United States.
More than 15 tons of cocaine were
reportedly smuggled each day, netting
the Cartel as much as $420 million a
week.
Astronomical Wealth
The cash was so prevalent that
Escobar purchased a Learjet for the
sole purpose of flying his money. With
an estimated worth of $30 billion,
Escobar was named one of the ten
richest people on earth by Forbes.
Even as his fortune and fame grew,
Escobar didn’t relinquish his dream to
be seen as a leader. In some ways he
positioned himself as a Robin Hood-
like figure, which was echoed by
many locals as he spent money to
expand social programs for the poor
In 1982 Escobar was elected as an
alternate member of Colombia’s
Congress. But the reasons for his
wealth could not stay hidden and two
years after his election, he was
forced to resign, with the justice
minister who had revealed Escobar's
notorious background later slain.
Height of Power
With the realization that he had no
shot of becoming Colombia’s
president, and with the United States
pushing for his capture and
extradition, Escobar unleashed his
fury on his enemies.
Using terror, Escobar tried to
influence Colombian politics towards
a no-extradition clause and to grant
amnesty to drug barons in exchange
for giving up the trade. His terror
campaign resulted in the killings of
thousands of people, including
politicians, civil servants, journalists
and ordinary citizens. The violence
claimed the lives of three Colombian
presidential candidates, an attorney
general, scores of judges and more
than 1,000 police officers.
In addition, Escobar was implicated
as the mastermind behind the
bombing of a Colombian jetliner in
1989 that killed more than 100
people, including two American
citizens. Escobar’s terror eventually
turned public opinion against him and
caused a breakup of the alliance of
drug traffickers.
Surrender and Escape
In June 1991, Escobar surrendered to
the Colombian government of
President Cesar Gaviria. In return, the
threat of extradition was lifted and
Escobar was allowed to build his own
luxury prison called “La Catedral,”
which was guarded by men he
handpicked from among his
employees. The prison lived up to its
name and came complete with a
casino, spa and nightclub.
In June 1992, however, Escobar
escaped when authorities attempted
to move him to a more standard
holding facility. A manhunt for the
drug lord was launched that would
last 16 months. During that time the
monopoly of the Medellin Cartel,
which had begun to crumble during
Escobar’s imprisonment as police
raided offices and killed its leaders,
rapidly deteriorated.
Death
After so many near misses,
Colombian law enforcement finally
caught up to Escobar on December 2,
1993, the day after his birthday, in a
middle-class neighborhood in
Medellin. A firefight ensued and, as
Escobar tried to escape across a
series of rooftops, he and his
bodyguard were shot and killed.
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Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by dacovajnr: 11:10pm On Dec 17, 2016 |
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Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by Zaheertyler(m): 11:13pm On Dec 17, 2016 |
some people's role model |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by Businessideas: 11:40pm On Dec 17, 2016 |
Zaheertyler:Olamide Badoo was praising him in one of his songs ![]() |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by marshalcarter: 11:47pm On Dec 17, 2016 |
my mentor ![]() |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by YhungPablo(m): 11:53pm On Dec 17, 2016 |
op? are u following my movement? I read the stories day be for ? yesterday's . Pablo burnt 2 billion to make fire for his daughter relieve when she was feeling cold. |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by Zaheertyler(m): 1:56am On Dec 18, 2016 |
YhungPablo:lool ..i swear |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by Zaheertyler(m): 7:05am On Dec 18, 2016 |
marshalcarter:you see |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by Nobody: 11:23am On Dec 18, 2016 |
YhungPablo: Do you even know the meaning of $2Billion? Pablo Escobar only burnt $2 Million to keep his family warm. www.businessinsider.com/pablo-escobar-burned-2-million-2015-9?r=US&IR=T&IR=T 1 Like |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by Zaheertyler(m): 12:43pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Zoharariel:.. |
Re: Meet Pablo Escobar by YhungPablo(m): 3:11pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Zoharariel: I said 2billion naira not dollars. |
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