The role of Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Columbian drug trafficker and narco-terrorist who rose to infamy during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Known as the wealthiest and most successful criminal the world has ever seen (Byrnes, 2010), as much as 80% of the global supply of cocaine is said to have stemmed from the Medellin Cartel of which Escobar was the Kingpin (Business Insider, 2015). Kenney (2003) defines a Kingpin as “the leader of an international trafficking enterprise who directs the production, transportation, and distribution of large quantities of cocaine, as well as the organisation’s financial operations.” During the 1990’s, Escobar had an estimated net worth of over $30 billion, in line with today’s inflation the …show more content…
Escobar capitalised on his situation; his ability to recognise the gap in the market and his practical knowledge of the cocaine industry allowed him to flourish as an entrepreneur and make abnormal …show more content…
Escobar, who assume major risks in terms of equity, time and career commitment. He also suggests that the product doesn’t have to be new or unique, but value may be infused by the entrepreneur by securing and allocating the skills and resources. The cocaine trade was certainly not new to Medellin before Escobar, but under the rule of his drug empire it flourished. He utterly exploited the situation put before him, organising his resources efficiently to create a new business model that Cartels around the globe attempted to follow. Hisrich et al (2007) suggest that entrepreneurship is a “catalyst for innovation and job creation”, Escobar allowed many poor people in Columbia to start earning money by working in his production factories, therefore illustrating the importance of entrepreneurship at a community level. Escobar was once quoted as stating "the entire economy benefits from drug money; those who traffic and those who do not. If a drug trafficker builds a house, the peasant who cuts the wood for it benefits from that." (Lee, 1996). Escobar’s entrepreneurial venture allowed many to move away from poverty, showing how his venture pertained to certain aspects of a ‘Social Enterprise’, which will be further discussed in this
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Welcoming to the stage the infamous drug lord, nicknamed “El Chapo”, is none other than Joaquín Guzmán Loera. Mr. Guzmán impressively runs the biggest and richest network of drugs in the world. Starting his career by growing marijuana, El Chapo has surely made a name for himself as he climbed to the top. Guzmán has not only been named one of the richest people in the world but also has escaped maximum- security prison twice. (And probably will a third time.) Let’s all give Mister El Chapo, Joaquín Guzmán Loera a round of applause!
In addition, his success was also due to corruption in Colombia. The government was so corrupted that nearly half of all the police department in Colombia was working for Pablo Escobar illegally. This made it easy for Pablo to control them over time through money, persuasion and threats. In the end, with too much power comes to much responsibility of which Pablo could not handle, and eventually was pressured into getting caught and was shot by a Colombian officer. After this, the news about Pablo’s death was revolutionary for Colombia.
As the Medellín Cartel was the largest drug cartel in Colombia at the time, they had controlled 80% of all the cocaine supply that was entering the United States. Despite the fact that Escobar donated millions of dollars to the local people of Medellin and funded the construction of schools and sports centers to help create a good reputation for himself. But even if he did donate millions of dollars to the poor, it was still just a chip into the Medellín Cartel’s wealth. By looking at the statistics of the number of people who were affected by Escobar’s acts of terror it has become evident to me that the negative effects of the Medellín Cartel had heavily outweighed the benefits of how Escobar tried to give back to the local people of Colombia.
After growing up in a poverty stricken family, Escobar always had a soft spot in his heart for those who had little. While suffering from severe poverty, Escobar and his brother Roberto notoriously were once sent home from school as they were unable to afford shoes. His criminal career began after being forced to leave a local university as he was unable to pay the tuition required. He and his brother allegedly got into crime by stealing gravestones and sanding them down for resale. They soon became involved in street scams and other crimes, including selling contraband cigarettes, selling fake lottery tickets, and stealing cars. According to his cousin, Jaime Gaviria, Escobar once said “If no rich person in Colombia does anything for the poor. How can we fix inequality in our country? Steal from the rich.” (Valbuena, 2011, p.2) It seems that he took this declaration to heart, as evidenced by his charitable attitude. During
This paper will take an inside look into Colombia’s third largest city; Santiago de Cali in the department of Valle del Cauca, home of the Cali Cartel, to see how the production of illegal drugs affects the economy and whether Colombia is benefiting from the illegal activities. First we will focus on a general background of illegal drugs in Colombia then narrow down to see how the Cali Cartel greatly affected economy in Colombia. Employment, Money laundering and land ownership will play major roles in establishing the current situation in Colombia and whether or not illegal drugs are beneficial to the economy in Cali and Colombia entirely. Finally the paper will have my opinion on whether or not the illegal drug trafficking is benefiting or setting-back the economy in Colombia.
Narcoterrorism has a long past in the history of Colombia, focusing mainly on the market development of one drug: cocaine. Colombia, with its arid tropical climate and lush land, is an ideal place for the sowing and reaping of the coca plant whose extracts are synthesized into the powder cocaine drug. As Colombian cocaine production skyrocketed in the 1970’s and 1980’s thanks to booming demand for the product in Americas, drug kingpins in Colombia began to wield immense power in the country. ...
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, the man that ruled cocaine distribution around the world, and devastated it in the process. Pablo Escobar’s influence and fame were so vast and reaching he outgrew his britches. Escobar’s vision and narcissistic approach which rose him to become the most intelligent, violent and influential political figure of narcotics and the Medellin cartel; which, led to the fatal bullet ending him on the rooftop of an abandoned house in his home town.
The cartels are now in control of most of the drug trades and are successful. The Mexican border gives them the power to go everywhere they desire, making them a relentless force. “To date operation Xcellrator has led the arrest of 755 individuals and the seizure of approximately 5 U.S. Currency more than 12,000 kilograms of cocaine, more than 16,000 pounds of marijuana, more than 11,000 of methamphetamine, more than 8 kilograms of heroin, approximately 1.3 million pills of ecstasy”(Doj 2). Mexican cartels extend to central and southern America. Columbia is the supply of much of the cocaine exported to the U.S. Colombia is under control of South American gangs, they do business with the Mexican cartels to transport drugs the north. The Northern Mexican gangs hold the most control because the territory is very important (Wagner1). They are many different types of cartel in Mexico it also signifies that there are killing each other so their cartel can expand an...
Drug trafficking has been a massive concern between the borders of Mexico and the U.S. “since mid 1970s” (Wyler, 1). Drug trafficking is “knowingly being in possession, manufacturing, selling, purchasing, or delivering an illegal, controlled substance” (LaMance, 1). A dynamic relationship exists amongst Columbia, Mexico, and the U.S. the informal drug trafficking economy. This growing informal drug economy leads to many individuals creating a substantial living through this undercover market. These individual drug cartels monopolizing the trafficking market are a growing problem for the U.S economy and need to be located and controlled. If this trafficking continues, the U.S. informal economy will crush the growth of legal industries. The trafficking and abuse of drugs in the U.S. affects nearly all aspects of consumer life. Drug trafficking remains a growing issue and concern to the U.S. government. The U.S. border control must find a way to work with Mexico to overpower the individuals who contribute to the drug trafficking business. This market must be seized and these individuals must be stopped.
Pablo Escobar dedicated most of his life to being the spearhead of the Medellin drug cartel in Colombia. The Medellin Cartel was not just a business, it was an empire. It possessed countless camps as well as laboratories devoted to the production of drugs. As it was mentioned earlier, the profits of the cartel were very high. The immense amount of money was put toward the purchase of new labs, planes, and even an island. The Medellin Cartel focused predominantly on cocaine. Not only did Pablo Escobar run a “criminal enterprise” committed to illegally trafficking drugs, he was also “responsible for the slaughter of hundreds of government officials, police, prosecutors, judges, journalists, and innocent bystanders” (Kelley). By spending large amounts of money on public projects to help others, many saw him as a very generous, caring man. Most people only saw the Pablo Escobar that loved to share his wealth with those who needed it in his hometown. They did not see what he was really capable of, commit...
“Mexican smugglers have long trafficked homegrown heroin and marijuana to the U.S. But in the 1980’s, Mexico also became the primary route for Colombian cocaine bound for the U.S” (Bates). According to Bates, when Guadalajara’s leader was arrested in 1989, the groups remaining capos, including a young Guzman, divided up its trafficking routes, creating the Sinaloa, Juarez, and Tijuana Cartels. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, age 56, is responsible for half the illegal narcotics that are imported into the U.S. each year. “El Chapo” meaning shorty, is believed to be the world’s most powerful drug lord.
...ent of all the cocaine consumed in Canada and the United States (Beare 1996: 86). The Colombian cartels control the bulk of the cocaine market through out most of the western world. Enforcement officials are only just begging to understand the extent and the sophistication of the Colombian cartels' criminal activities here in Canada. The links that the Colombians are making with other criminal groups could prove to be very dangerous.
He was one of the worlds richest people in the 1980s.9 In 1989 he was the seventh richest person in the world.9 His personal wealth was 25 billion dollars.9 Escobar became more and more violent.2 He became greedy for power and money.2 He went against the government and the Cali Cartel.2 The Cali Cartel was their main rival.2 Their enemies were the Rodriguez Orejuela brothers and Santacruz Londono.2 The Cali Cartel started attacking the Medellin Cartel mainly to kill Pablo Escobar.2 The Cali Cartel formed a group called Los Pepes, People persecuted by Pablo Escobar.2 They attacked his homes, men, and business.2 The Cali Cartel gave the police and DEA ( Drug Enforcement Administration ) information about Pablo Escobar.2 The Cali Cartel got more powerful in the cocaine trade when the police was more focused on Pablo
... special. He wanted to get to the top quickly and as a child decided he was not going to take the slow and steady path that law abiding citizens took. He began a life of crime, without regard to who he hurt and killed along the way. His eventual success in the community did not negate the means he used to gain that success however and when he tried to use his gained political popularity to change the constitution in a manner that would erase his past the public turned on him. He went to prison, escaped and died. Had Escobar not existed, the business aspects of the drug world would not be as organized as it is. He was able to develop solid financial and business practices in an illegal world. He left a mark in which is name will always be associated with the notorious drug lords of the world. Pablo Esobar wanted the good life, but he didn't care who he hurt to get it."