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who was it?
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist, an elusive cocaine trafficker[1] and an extremely rich criminal.[2] In 1983, he had a short-lived career in Colombian politics. -
The Accountant's Story
In The Accountant's Story, Pablo's brother, Roberto Escobar, discusses how Pablo rose from being simple middle class and obscurity to become one of the wealthiest men in the world. At the height of its power, the Medellín drug cartel was smuggling 15 tons of cocaine a day, worth more than half a billion dollars, into the United States. According to Roberto, Pablo's accountant, he and his brother's operation spent $2500 a month just purchasing rubber bands to wrap the stacks of cash—and since the -
cocaine operation
In 1975, Escobar started developing his cocaine operation. He even flew a plane himself several times, mainly between Colombia and Panama, to smuggle a load into the United States. When he later bought 15 new and bigger airplanes (including a Learjet) and 6 helicopters, he decommissioned the plane and hung it above the gate to his ranch at Hacienda Napoles. -
zoo of pablo
He created a zoo, a lake and other diversions for his family and organization -
Medellín Cartel.
From 1978–1982, this was used as a central smuggling route for the Medellín Cartel. (According to his brother's account, Pablo did not purchase Norman's Cay. It was, instead, a sole venture of Carlos Lehder.) -
At the peak of his power in the mid-1980s
At one point it was estimated that 70 to 80 tons of cocaine were being shipped from Colombia to the U.S. every month. At the peak of his power in the mid-1980s, he was shipping as much as 11 tonnes per flight in jetliners to the United States (the biggest load shipped by Pablo was 23,000 kg mixed with fish paste and shipped via boat, this is confirmed by his brother in the book Escobar). -
representative to the camera
1982: He was elected representative to the camera to the congress of the republic of Colombia. -
submarines
In addition to using the planes, Pablo's brother, Roberto Escobar, said he also used two small remote-controlled submarines as a way to transport the massive loads (these subs were, in fact, manned and this is again documented in Roberto's book).[ -
Atlético Nacional
It is commonly believed that Escobar was the principal financier behind Medellín's Atlético Nacional who won South America's most prestigious soccer tournament, the Copa Libertadores in 1989. -
Escobar to be one of 227 billionaires in the world
Pablo Escobar said that the essence of the cocaine business was "simple—you bribe someone here, you bribe someone there, and you pay a friendly banker to help you bring the money back." In 1989, Forbes magazine estimated Escobar to be one of 227 billionaires in the world with a personal net worth of close to US$3 billion while his Medellín cartel controlled 80% of the global cocaine market. -
pablo death emilio
The most wanted fugitive Colombia, Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, was shot at 3:20 in the afternoon along with another individual who acted as bodyguards, developing a handheld blow given by the search unit in a residence located in the western district of this town America, one kilometer Atanasio Girardot stadium
