At his height, Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellin cartel, was making $420 million per week through the importing of over fifteen tons of cocaine daily into the United States. Although the number of people killed during Escobar’s leading of the Medellin Cartel (1975-1993) is unknown, one of Escobar’s hitman has been linked to over three hundred murders and ordered over three thousand murders. Escobar’s constant cash flow and notorious murder record made him one of the richest, ruthless and powerful men in the world. Through his high influx of drug money, Escobar was able to continually bribe government officials. Escobar was so powerful and wealthy that he was even elected to the Colombian congress, despite being a known drug dealer and killer. His combined power of being a congressman and a cartel leader, made it very hard for authorities to capture Escobar. Through his bribery, the Colombian government was corrupted into turning a blind eye to his wrong doings. His extortions to the
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Pablo Escobar eventually fled from La Catedral after torturing two rival cartel members at the prison, and fearing the Colombian and American governments closing in on him. Escobar went into hiding in Medellin. He was found in Medellin and chased out of his house. Escobar was shot and killed on December 2, 1993. He was forced onto the roof and shot while escaping. Although he was shot in many places the killing shot was one through the ear which leads people to speculate whether he committed suicide. After Escobar’s death the Medellin cartel quickly died out and was replaced by the Cali cartel, who had even helped the police find and kill Escobar. Finding and killing Escobar took close to two decades. Throughout this two decades Escobar killed over four thousand civilians, cops, and
Pablo Escobar eventually fled from La Catedral after torturing two rival cartel members at the prison, and fearing the Colombian and American governments closing in on him. Escobar went into hiding in Medellin. He was found in Medellin and chased out of his house. Escobar was shot and killed on December 2, 1993. He was forced onto the roof and shot while escaping. Although he was shot in many places the killing shot was one through the ear which leads people to speculate whether he committed suicide. After Escobar’s death the Medellin cartel quickly died out and was replaced by the Cali cartel, who had even helped the police find and kill Escobar. Finding and killing Escobar took close to two decades. Throughout this two decades Escobar killed over four thousand civilians, cops, and