Marisol Escobar

Griselda starts to smuggle the cocaine into America. She found very creative ways to smuggle the cocaine in on a small scale. First, she smuggles it in in the lining of suitcases, hollowed out shoes, lingerie Griselda specially designed that would hold small bags of cocaine in the crotch area of the underwear, and bras that held cocaine in the lining as well, by female couriers (Dunn, 38). Griselda took over the drug industry in New York. The business was growing so fast, she needed to find a…

Have you ever heard the name Pablo Escobar, and wondered who he was? Pablo Escobar was a drug trafficker that was the main leader of the Medellín cartel. The Medellín cartel when at the height of its power was smuggling fifteen tons of cocaine a day, which was worth more than half a billion dollars. Pablo Escobar is responsible for making cocaine the global drug of choice. He did this by transporting cocaine by the ton from Colombia to larger markets in both America and Europe. (Watson and…

El Chapo a hero or a Villain? Why is it that many Mexicans and, in particular, Sinaloenses (Mexican’s that originate from the state of Sinaloa) mystify the figure of Chapo Guzman? Why is it that a high percentage of them resented his capture and celebrated his escape? In a recent survey that was conducted by Univision (a very respected and trusted source of Hispanic news), they asked Sinaloenses; "With whom would you associate el Chapo with?” and the vast majority responded with characters from…

Pablo Escobar is one of the most infamous drug dealers of all time, and the new show Narcos will be based on Escobar and part of his life. Narcos has a combination of everything that makes a great show, with violent, dramatic and intimate scenes. It also tells the story of Steve Murphy, an up and coming DEA agent who was assigned to move from Miami to Columbia and take down Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. Murphy also gives a first person narrative of his accounts throughout the show in between…

individuals refer to heroes as those who help society during and after hardships. On the other hand, individuals don't consider a hero as a man who may have done bad and great at the same time. Pablo Escobar was a man that was viewed as an awful individual yet in the other nation was a hero to numerous. Pablo Escobar was from a poor background, because of these conditions he never finished his education rather he wandered in business of drugs. He was from Columbia and controlled around 80% of…

citizens lived in fear and repression throughout Escobar’s reign. There was crime, death, and fear in most parts of the cities (John). Escobar had no problem killing any one in his path. Many people lived their lives in fear due to his reign over the cartel(s). Economically, Colombia was doing just fine, there was lots of money fluctuating in and out of the country. Escobar kept the government so unstable Colombia was viewed by other countries as a narcrocrasy. The government itself felt as if…

Jaime Escalante was born December 31, 1930 in La Paz, Bolivia, to Zenobio and Sara Escalante. He was the second child born in his family of eight. When Escalante was fourteen his mother sent him to San Calixto High School. Later on in his teenage year’s Escalante’s father died so his family wasn’t able to afford for him to go to San Calixto anymore. At that time, Escalante hoped that he would be able to go to engineering school but because his family couldn’t afford to go to school, he couldn’t…

dangerous drug lord, Pablo Escobar. The plot takes place in the country of Colombia. Season 1 and season 2 of the television series had a goal of centralizing the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, who became one of the richest people in the world by manufacturing cocaine and distributing around Colombia and to the United States of America. It said that Escobar was responsible for 80 percent of the cocaine distribution to the United States. Though all seemed well for Pablo Escobar becoming a…

Pablo Escobar, the tsar of cocaine and one of the most powerful and cruelest criminals in the world. Escobar was born in 1949. He came from a poor family, his father was a peasant farmer, whilst his mother was a schoolteacher. He got married in1976 to Maria Victoria, and had two children from her a son and a daughter. Escobar path to wealth made him a dangerous criminal. In the mid of 80's, Escobar controlled more than 80% of the cocaine in US. And, he was named one of the ten richest people on…

A question that constantly comes to mind is whether or not the rich have an advantage within the court system. In other words, do the rich get off of punishments easier? This question has been engraved into my thoughts since my youth. On one side of the question, some people are under the impression that the rich have an even playing field as those who are not as wealthy. The reasons that the rich are let off easier from punishments are infinite. Take the court case of Oscar Pistorius.…