Pablo Escobar was a well-known drug lord who originated from Colombia. Various people refer to him as El Doctor, Don Pablo, and The Tzar of Drugs. His birth took place in Rionegro on December 1st, 1949 AD. His academic pursuits take him to the University of Antioquia. Pablo Emilio Escobar was a Colombian drug lord who gained notoriety for his reign as the “King of Cocaine.” People believed that he was the worst, most powerful, and wealthiest drug dealer in the history of the industry. Along with other nefarious characters, he laid the groundwork for what came to be known as the “Medellin Cartel” to traffic cocaine into the United States. The so-called “Medellin Cartel” is responsible for the transportation of more than 80 per cent of all illegal substances that are smuggled into the United States. This gives them nearly complete control over the cocaine trade in the United States.

Pablo Escobar

Image:(Pablo Escobar) Colombian National Police

Who is Pablo Escobar?

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug trafficker who ultimately controlled more than 80 percent of the cocaine that was trafficked into the United States. As a result, Forbes Magazine ranked him as one of the top ten richest people in the world. He was killed in 1993. He was also known as “The King of Cocaine” at one point in time. Escobar amassed billions of dollars, was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people and ruled over a personal empire that included homes, planes, a private zoo, and his army of troops and ruthless criminals. Escobar was also responsible for the distribution of large quantities of illegal drugs.

The Medellin Cartel was formed by Escobar and other criminals in the early 1970s. Initially, he was popular because of his support for charitable causes and sports teams, but after a series of terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people, the public began to turn against him.

Childhood and Early Life

When he was born, his father was a farmer, and his mother was a pre-school teacher. His father instilled in him a strong sense of self-reliance and a belief in the power of hard work. He wasn’t exaggerating when he stated he hailed from humble roots, as his father had said. Pablo’s family was poor when he was a child. He was the third of seven children his mother had to care for, and money was scarce. It all started for Pablo when he was only a little boy of six. In order to attend the “Universidad Autonoma Latinoamericana de Medellin,” Pablo and his brother Roberto had to get up early every day. There was no public transportation to get them to and from school.

The Escobal’s brother used to walk an hour to get there, but their shoes were worn out and had big holes, so there was no point in wearing them. Pablo went to school one day without shoes. When he got to class, his teacher wouldn’t let him in without shoes and sent him home, which made Pablo feel even worse.

When Pablo’s mother got home from work, he asked for a new pair of shoes, but the unfortunate truth is that his mother does not have enough money to buy him new shoes right now. Pablo, who was aware of the few resources available to her family, comforted her mother by telling her, “Don’t worry, mama, wait till I grow up, and I will give you everything.” Since then, he has given up his life as a student, and he has had a tremendous ambition ever since he was a child to become a millionaire by the time he is 22 years old.

He did things that were against the law like selling fake lottery tickets, stealing cars, selling illegal cigarettes, and running small street scams with Oscar Bernal Aguirre. In the early 1970s, he was a bodyguard and a thief. For $100,000, he held a Medellin businessman hostage. His next step up in the criminal world was to work with Alvaro Prieto, a person who smuggled drugs. In his teens, he stole gravestones in Medellin and sold them to drug smugglers after polishing them. This was the start of his illegal activities.

Criminal Career

In 1975, a prominent member of the Medellin Cartel named Fabio Restrepo was murdered, and many people suspected that Pablo Escobar was responsible for the murder. After Fabio Restrepo’s death, Pablo’s men revealed to Escobar’s men that they had been told that Fabio Restrepo’s men worked for Escobar. As a result, Escobar launched his cocaine operation with Fabio Restrepo’s men.
The Medellin Cartel imported fifteen tonnes of cocaine into the United States every single day, with a total street value of half a billion dollars. Even though Escobar spent $25,000 per month on the rubber band that contained all of his money, 10% of his money was lost due to rotting, and the remainder of his money was stored in a warehouse.

In the 1970s, Pablo made his first foray into the illegal drug trade, and in 1975, he launched his cocaine distribution operation. He used to transport cocaine into the United States by flying a plane between Colombia and Panama and then into the United States. In 1975, when he and his men were detained in Medellin after returning from Ecuador with a large cargo, thirty-nine pounds of white paste was found in their hands. This was the evidence that led to their conviction.

Because he was unable to pay the judges in his case, the case against him was dismissed after he murdered the two police officers who had arrested him. Soon after that, he started dealing with the authorities by using his techniques of bribery and murder. After that, he shelled out a great number of millions of dollars to purchase 7.7 square miles of the land, on which he built his opulent estate known as “Hacienda Napoles.” Because his network was so strong, other drug traffickers were willing to fork over anything from 20 to 35 per cent of their profits to him in return for a trouble-free passage of cocaine to the United States.

Personal Life and Legacy

In 1976, when Escobar was 26 years old, he married a woman called Maria Victoria. At the time, she was only 15 years old, and they were required to get permission from the local bishop in order to be married. When they married, they had two children: Juan Pablo and Manuela. While on the run from authorities, her daughter suffered from a severe case of pneumonia; in order to keep warm, Escobar burned 200 million dollars worth of currency. He was also notorious for having romantic relationships with other teenage women.

On December 2, 1993, he was located by the “Colombian National Police,” which had been searching for him for the previous 15 months with the assistance of the “Search Bloc,” the secret agencies of Colombia and the United States, and the “Los Pepes.” It is unknown who shot Escobar in the head since his family think he killed himself by shooting himself in the head.

Height of Power

He was a hero to the working class. In Medellin, Colombia, he passed away on December 2, 1993, when he was 44 years old. Escobar rose to the status of a hero in the city of Medellin as a result of his charitable work, which included the construction of schools, churches, and hospitals for the city’s poor. Pablo, a lifelong sports enthusiast, was responsible for the construction of football fields and multi-sport courts as well as the sponsorship of children’s football teams. People in the city of Medellin provided assistance to him by serving as lookouts, concealing information from the authorities, and doing whatever else they could to protect him from the government by becoming his bodyguards.

After the death of Pablo Escobar and the collapse of the Medellin Cartel, the rival Cali Cartel swiftly assumed control of the cocaine market. This continued until the middle of the 1990s when the Colombian government was able to eliminate the leader of the Cali Cartel. It was no longer possible for someone like Escobar to supervise the cocaine business and keep an eye on all of the many links in the supply chain. Approximately 25,000 people travelled from the less fortunate places where he had been helped when he was living to attend the event.

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