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A drug lord, government official, hero, and villain. Pablo Escobar was born December 1, 1949 in a town named Rionegro, Colombia. His mother, Hermilda was a schoolteacher, and his father Abel farmed. Escobar had achieved a great quantity of accomplishments, from the beginning to the end of his life. From his rise as a lower class citizen, to then being amongst the prestigious group of people associated with the economic rank of the 1 percent. From his start at a young age serving as class president, to then obtain a position in the Colombian Government after winning the hearts of the Medallion people. From being compared to just any scumbag criminal selling some fake lottery tickets, to being in control of the strongest drug cartel in Colombia’s …show more content…

The beginning of Escobar’s reign over the law started in 1976. Pablo and his cousin Gustavo had been arrested for illegal possession of 39 pounds of cocaine. The charges that had been charged against them were very serious. Pablo had influenced the judge to free them by a bribe. It was soon after the case had been attempted to be reopen by a different judge who wanted Pablo arrested for his actions, and knew the prior process of Escobar’s trial was unjust. Escobar 's case was delayed by appeals, and even the DAS that had contributed to the arrest of Pablo had been murduered. Pablo soon from his basis of dealing with the authorities establish a trademark called “ Plata o Plomo”. This meaning silver or lead, which simply means you either accept Escobar’s bribes or be killed. This strategy was so strong and accumulated such a reputation among law enforcement officials, that it is considered a primary reason Pablo was able to expand and grow his drug empire. Therefore after Pablo’s mass murders of Judges and their family members he was basically granted immunity. No judges were willing to take his cases. Thus any charges against him were dropped, and suddenly all files on his cases would vanish. Police chiefs and Judges soon realized it was better to stay out of Escobar’s crosshairs then to get

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