Hayden Payne
Mrs.Way
English II
21 March 2023
The Life of Pablo Escobar
The Cuban drug lord, Pablo Escobar, was notorious for his drug running cartel from the early 1980’s to the early 1990s. Escobar’s legendary career came to a finish in December of 1993 when he was gunned down by a police squad on a rooftop in his hometown, Medellin Colombia. Pablo Escobar was born on December 1, 1949 into a low-class family and began participating in gang activities at the young age of 11. Escobar became involved with more serious crimes than theft; subsequently over time, he would hold ransoms for large sums of money. Eventually, Escobar founded his own cartel, the Medellin Cartel, the group sold illegal drugs and committed assassinations on anyone
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In order to start his cartel, Pablo Escobar began selling fake diplomas and selling stolen gravestones for a profit.
Additionally to fund his operations, he moved into theft, assassination, and eventually the drug trade.
“As the cocaine industry grew in Colombia—thanks in part to its proximity to Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, major growers of coca, from which cocaine is derived—Escobar became involved in drug smuggling. In the mid-1970s he helped found the crime organization that later became known as the Medellín cartel.” (Pablo Escobar.)
Pablo Escobar began smuggling drugs when he was in his early 20’s for his gang, then moved his operation into his own cartel.
His cartel began with 5 members, Pablo Escobar, Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, Jorge Ochoa and his brothers Juan David and
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Because of these locations, the cartel could control the product due to large sums being shipped globally. By looking at the drug market as a business rather than a crime, Escobar was able to increase his profits; Escboar also couldn't have had so much success by himself.
The later part of his life is where he began selling drugs in mass quantities.
Escobar had a private island where he manufactured and produced his product.
It was reported that his pilot’s could “make up to one million dollars per trip to the United States” (Cran).
During Escobar’s spike in the drug trade, he brought in over 15 tons of cocaine into the United States where the drug problem increased rapidly.
Escobar and his cartel would “make an estimated 420 million dollars a week, quickly putting his name on the Forbes Billionaires list being Top 10 in the world in wealth” (Journey).
It was said that he burned two million dollars in the fireplace because he was cold.
Escobar had warehouses where he stored his large sums of money;consequently, mice would eat nearly 10% of what he