Life+of+Pablo+Escobar

=Biography = · Pablo Escobar, was born as a poor farmer in Rionegro, Antioquia in Colombia. · Escobar studied political science at the “Universidad de Antioquia” but he was forced to quit because he couldn’t pay the necessary fees. · This and many more situations made Escobar fustrated of his life. · After he was forced to quit in the university, he began his criminal career. · He stole gravestones, and start selling them in the blackmarket. · Pablo Escobar, for his criminal enterprise, developed his use of the bribe. · In 1975 Escobar started in his cocaine buisness. He flew a plane himself to smuggle a lod into the U.S.A. · The plane was then hung above the gate of his ranch Hacienda Napoles. · Escobar then orgainized more smuggling routes, distribution networks and shipments in South Florida, California and other parts of the United States. · He, with Carlos Lehder develop a new island trans-shipment point in the Bahamas. It was called Norman’s Cay. · “Lehder and Roberto Vesco, another smugler own most of the land of the island that includes 3.300 foot airstrip, a harbor, houses, a hotel, boats, aircraff and a refrigerated warehouse to store the cocaine.” (Minster, 2010) · This was used as the central smuggling route for the “El Cartel”. In Hacienda Napoles he created a zoo, a lake and other entertainments for his family and criminal organization.

· Pablo Escobar was the most powerful drug dealer in Colombia. · “In 1989 //Forbes// magazine estimated Escobar to be the seventh-richest man in the world with a personal wealth of close to $25 billion, while his Medellín cartel controlled 80% of the global cocaine market.”(2010) · Known for his popularity through the middle and lower classes and the corruption which he used to run his businesses and political charges, he was feared and searched by major American and Colombian forces. · He was the owner of more than two hundred houses through the pacific region of Colombia and a zoo containing a huge variety of animals brought from all the parts of the world. · Escobar was considered the owner of an entire province of Colombia as well as all the drug dealing that happened in the country. · At the beginning of the 80s. Pablo Escobar started giving a new image of honorable and respectful man. · After surrounding himself with politicians, lawyers and economists, he started building many soccer fields and neighborhoods for the poor people in Medellin. · By the fear that he created towards his enemies, he reached the Senator position in the Colombian government. · He was involved in politics and started gathering with important people in Colombia and around the world. · In 1983, a Colombian diary showed many letters revealing what Escobar intentions were. Later, the congress took away his parliamentary immunity and fired him from his charge.

Minster, C. (2010). //Biography of Pablo Escobar//. Retrieved may 26, 2010, from About.com: http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/20thcenturylatinamerica/a/bioescobar.htm

(2010, May 25). //Pablo Escobar.// Retrieved May 25, 2010, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Escobar