the formation of the Medellin Cartel. There’s Carlos Lehder, the Ochoa brothers, Jose Rodriguez Gacha and last and certainly not least, Pablo Escobar. They wouldn’t know it, but give ‘em a couple of years and they would become the most violent and ruthless drug organization in the world which would hold significance to Colombia’s history. There were three aspects in Colombian life in which the Medellin Cartel had a major impact on. The first was the economy. The Medellin Cartel were a drug organization
by Forbes magazine as the seventh richest man in the world in 1989. Born in the ghetto of Medellin, one of the largest city in Colombia, Escobar started his criminal career off as a small time gang member and a car thief. His small time crimes wouldn't compare for what he had in store. In the late 1970's Escobar and his Medellin cartel became one of the most dominate crime organizations in history. The cartel consolidated the cocaine industry, basically making it a monopoly, controlling as much as
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. Growing up Escobar was exposed to many things that coerced him to be the man he became. Pablo Escobar grew up during a time called La Violencia
examines the definitions of organized crime from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and how they relate to or are applicable to Pablo Escobar in his leadership role of his organization, known as the Medellin Cartel. Furthermore, an analysis of Pablo Escobar through Mark Bowden’s book Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw, provides a look at Columbia’s social climate during Escobar’s reign and its contribution to his outlaw sense of social
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
Miguel Oreguel is a Colombian drug lord and formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. He and his brother both formed the Cali Cartel in the 1970’s. In the 70s they were primarily involved in marijuana trafficking to the United States. In the 1980’s they expanded their enterprise into cocaine trafficking because of the money being made. On August 6, 1995 Miguel Orejule was arrested the Colombian National Police broke down the door to his apartment and found him hiding in a secret closet. Then
Killing Pablo is an excellent account on the real live events of Colombia’s largest and infamous drug cartel called the Medellin Cartel led by Pablo Escobar. This book, written by Mark Bowden, tells the story of how Escobar was killed in the eyes of the Colombian Military, DEA and even the Central Intelligence Agency. Even though the book starts off as repetitive with names and organization being repeated over and over again we learn about the vast network that Pablo Escobar truly had and the relentless
once again led the search bloc on a manhunt to bring him down. The price on his head this time was $11 million dead or alive. Steven Ambrus, who reported Pablo’s death for the LA Times declared, “Hundreds of soldiers and police surrounded Escobar's Medellin hide-out, which they had identified through a traced phone call, and killed the drug lord and a bodyguard in a 20-minute shootout when the two tried to escape via the roof.” Escobar had just turned 44 when he was surprised by the Colombian troops
story of a man named Pablo Escobar is trying to run the Medellin drug cartel in Colombia as he is hunted down by the Colombian government, American military, DEA, CIA, and special forces. DEA agent Steve Murphy does all he can to try to take down the biggest cocaine empire in Colombia. As Escobar does all he can to save this Medellin cartel, get rid of extradition, and get away with becoming the leader of one of the world’s biggest drug cartels.
12). Los Pepes was one of the many cartels that envied Escobar, cartels that also gained lots of money for killing people. He had built such a big empire, he was in between the ten richest men in the entire world. These cartels wanted power, and Escobar had all the power, this is why their conflicts caused so much deaths to innocent people. His enemies were the biggest social problem Colombia had to affront between 1973 and 1993, issues between different cartels (gangs) that confronted each
with during the time he was in power. Manuel Antonio Noriega was very influential along with other well known drug lords such as Pablo Escobar. Noriega helped the drug trafficking and used his power to make Panama a stepping stone for the drug cartels to transport their product from Colombia to Panama, then Mexico and ultimately to the United States. Noriega was a wanted man accused of many federal crimes that put him in a Florida prison with a long sentence. Manuel Antonio Noriega Manuel
Columbia became the main place where cocaine is grown and distributed. The rise of cocaine in the 1980’s lead to the rise of many criminals including The Cali Cartel and The Medellin Cartel which included Pablo Escobar. Cocaine is a highly addictive drug and a nervous system stimulant. The drug has many side effects and can lead to death when overdosed. Cocaine is a weak alkaline base which means it can easily be made into various salt forms. It is the purest form as a white pearly substance
Many people feel the assassination of Pablo Escobar was justified because he was responsible for 90% of the U.S. cocaine imports in the late 80’s and early 90’s. On the other hand, some feel differently because of his philanthropy and assistance he gave to the Colombian community. Personally, I feel the capture and subsequent killing of Pablo Escobar was punishment for the thousands of lives forever changed by his role in drug trafficking all over the world. Pablo Escobar is personally responsible
Escobar did not want anyone to get in the way, and he would say “Plata o plomo” meaning “money or lead” (“Pablo Escobar Biography, n.d.). Pablo Escobar said if anyone intervened lives were lost (Levinthal, 2012). Evidence confirms, Escobar and the cartel lashed out on hundreds of thousands of Columbians to prove dominance (“Pablo Escobar Biography,” n.d.). Furthermore, due to the drugs and war epidemic, the Columbian government, presented a compromise (Levinthal, 2012). Individuals who turned themselves
business was developing that would soon be wealthy enough to profit up to 60 million a month (Kelley). Despite its wealth, the Medellin Cartel was not exactly a legal enterprise. It devoted infinite amounts of time, money, and manpower to produce, sell, and distribute drugs throughout vast areas. At the head was Pablo Escobar, who was admired by many inside and outside of the cartel. Countless people were involved in his business, both voluntarily and involuntarily (Kelley). While countless people looked
Mexican soil, before expanding into wholesaling Colombian cocaine. Along with Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo and Rafael Caro Quintero, Gallardo founded the Guadalajara Cartel. At its peak, the Guadalajara Cartel provided 90% of the cocaine entering the United States and took in nearly five billion USD per year from the drug trade. In addition, the cartel controlled much of the Pacific Coast and the Mexican border with the United States. Personally,
country was much worse; the Medellin Cartel which was controlled by Pablo Escobar, The Ochoa Brother, Carlos Lehder, and Jose Rodriguez Gacha controlled much of the drug trade in Colombia. The Medellin Cartel would be at war against the Colombian government; as a result police, judges, and government officials were gunned down on the streets of Columbia. The government had evidence to extradite anyone who was caught acting in drug related crimes. As a result the Cartel made one of the most violent
To what extent did the criminal life of Pablo Escobar affect the life of the people of Colombia? A: Plan of Investigation The investigation will assess the impact that the life of Pablo Escobar had in the lives of the people of Colombia in the 20th century and its significance nowadays. It will analyze how and why Pablo Escobar was seen as the Robin Hood for the marginalized people of Colombia. Also, the investigation will analyze how Escobar used terror, bribery, death, and drugs to get what
Possibly one of the most famous criminals of all time, it is calculated that a little over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the United States from 1970-1980 is solely from Pablo and his Medellin Cartel. Before he found his profession in drug trafficking, Pablo started off stealing tombstones from cemeteries as a young boy, sanding the names of the deceased, and selling them to Panamanian smugglers as a profit. Even though he was not a heavy
streets of Medellin Colombia. Its rumored that Escobar got his start by stealing tomb stones from local cemeteries, then sand blasting them and re-selling them to Panama. Pablo then started on the drug scene by smoking Colombia’s highly potent pot. He would continue to do this the rest of his life. In the 1960s he starts dealing as well with smoking marijuana. In the early 1970s he had entered the cocaine trade, using bribery and murder to become the head of the Medellin drug cartel. The Medellin cartel