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This article is about the Colombian drug lord. For other uses, see Pablo Escobar (disambiguation). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria. Pablo Escobar. Escobar in a 1976 mugshot. Born. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. 1 December 1949.
Apr 17, 2023 · Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar helped create and run the notorious Medellín cartel and was responsible for killing thousands of people. He died in 1993.
The drug lord, who faced possible extradition to the U.S. if arrested, had once said that he “would rather have a grave in Colombia than a jail cell in the U.S.”. This Encyclopedia Britannica History list explores facts about the life of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
May 13, 2019 · Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (December 1, 1949–December 2, 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and the leader of one of the most powerful criminal organizations ever assembled. He was also known as "The King of Cocaine."
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Nov 6, 2023 · In the annals of criminal history, the name Pablo Escobar looms large. A charismatic and ruthless Colombian drug lord, Escobar rose from humble beginnings to become the world’s most powerful and feared criminal. Yet, his meteoric rise was matched only by his cataclysmic fall. Here we delve into the life and death of the infamous Pablo Escobar.
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Apr 24, 2023 · Escobar was the unchallenged head of the Medellin Cartel, a vertically integrated, hierarchical criminal enterprise that initially flew in coca base from Peru and Bolivia, processed it in Colombia’s jungles, then flew it to the mainland US in staggering quantities.
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An exploration of the criminal life of Pablo Escobar that culminated in the largest manhunt in history and the controversial 1993 killing of Escobar on a rooftop in Medellin, Colombia.
