Pablo Escobar led a life similar to many young males in South America. Believing a path to legitimacy and considerable wealth lay in crime, like many young South Americans, he committed petty crimes in the beginning. Petty theft opened the door to his vivid criminal record, stealing small things until he began car theft. As this was deemed unprofitable for the trouble, Escobar began smuggling and dealing contraband. His wares included smuggled televisions, cigarettes, and many other consumer products. Cigarettes lead to the beginning of Pablo Escobar’s infamy. Playing the head of most, if not all cigarette smuggling, Pablo Escobar was greatly involved in the “Marlboro Wars.” Fighting for control of the smuggled cigarette market, Escobar developed