2/21/2023 1 Comment Pablo escobar mother![]() It was generally understood that he was the principal financier of his country’s football team ‘Medellín’s Atlético Nacional’. His criminal activities included murders of hundreds of civilians, state officials, and policemen and bribing judges, politicians, and government officials.īy 1989 the Medellín Cartel was in control of 80 percent of the world’s cocaine market. Rumor had it that his network reached Asia as well. By that time his ‘Medellín Cartel’ controlled a huge portion of drug trafficking covering Spain, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela, Dominic Republic, Puerto Rico, and many other countries of Europe and America. In 1982, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives by the Colombian Liberal Party, and represented the Colombian government at the swearing ceremony of Felipe Gonzalez in Spain.Īs his network stretched out and he gained notoriety, the drug lord became infamous worldwide. He also made use of two remote-controlled submarines to smuggle cocaine into intended sites. The mid-1980s saw Escobar at the peak of his power, moving about 11 tons of cocaine per flight to America. ![]() Escobar splashed millions of dollars in purchasing 7.7 square miles of land which includes his estate ‘Hacienda Napoles’. Between 19, this location remained the main route for the Medellín Cartel’s smuggling activities. In collaboration with Carlos Lehder, Escobar developed Norman’s Cay in the Bahamas as a trans-shipment point. Later, when its demand in America escalated, he arranged for extra shipments and alternative networks and routes including South Florida and California. Seeing that he was successful the first time, he started applying the same tactics of either bribing his way out or killing to deal with the authorities.Įarlier, he used to sneak cocaine in old tires of planes and would pay a pilot $500,000 per flight. He failed in his attempt to bribe the judges in charge of his case and eventually killed the two arresting officers, leading to the dropping of his case. In 1975, after he returned from Ecuador to Medellín with a heavy load, Escobar was arrested along with his gang, and 39 pounds of white paste was discovered in their possession. He himself would fly a plane between Panama and Colombia for smuggling Cocaine to America. Pablo Escobar entered the drug business in the 1970s and had advanced in his cocaine operations by 1975. About 10 percent of the money warehoused was lost every year due to damage by rats. ![]() Roberto used to keep track of all the cash made by Pablo Escobar as his accountant.Īt its peak when the Medellín Cartel pushed 15 tons of cocaine daily to the United States worth over half a billion dollars, Escobar and his brother bought rubber bands worth $1000 every week to wrap the cash bundles. Professional Life: Criminal CareerĪccording to Roberto Escobar, brother of the crime lord Pablo Escobar, the drug trafficker was a simple middle-class person who rose to become one of the wealthiest persons under the Sun. His next step up in the crime business was to work with the contraband smuggler Alvaro Prieto.Įscobar reportedly attended the University Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellín, but only briefly. He became a thief and bodyguard in the early 1970s and kidnapped a Medellín manager to earn a quick $100,000. He had a strong desire to be a known millionaire by the age of 22 since his childhood.Īlongside Oscar Bernal Aguirre, he would steal cars, sell fake lottery tickets to unsuspecting buyers, sell contraband cigarettes, and operate petty street scams. It was on the streets of Medellín that Pablo Escobar started his criminal activities as a teenager, stealing different items and selling them off to smugglers. ![]()
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