Medellín Cartel - Wikipedia
WEBThe Medellín Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia, that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar.
How The Medellín Cartel Became The Most Ruthless In History
WEBSep 28, 2021 · Updated February 20, 2024. Though he's the face of the organization, there's so much more to the Medellín Cartel than just Pablo Escobar. At the height of its power, the Medellin Cartel made roughly $100 million in drug profits a day. They supplied 96 percent of the United State’s cocaine and controlled 90 percent of the global cocaine …
20 Years After Pablo: The Evolution of Colombia's Drug Trade
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Twenty years ago, on December 2, 1993, Pablo Escobar, the pioneer of Colombia’s cocaine trade, was killed on a rooftop in his native Medellin by police. His death signaled the end of one era of drug trafficking and the birth of another, as the drug trade continued apace, with Medellin still at its heart. While the mystique surrounding Escobar ...
Pablo Escobar - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1976, Escobar founded the Medellín Cartel, which distributed powder cocaine, and established the first smuggling routes from Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, through Colombia and eventually into the United States.
Pablo Escobar: Biography, Drug Lord, Medellín Cartel Leader
WEBApr 17, 2023 · Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar helped create and run the notorious Medellín cartel and was responsible for killing thousands of people. He died in 1993.
25 Years After Escobar’s Death, Medellín Struggles to Demolish …
WEBSep 22, 2018 · Twenty-five years after he was killed in a police shootout on a Medellín rooftop, the city cannot forget him, no matter how much it might want his legend buried away.
Carlos Lehder: Pablo Escobar's crime partner freed from US jail
WEB17 June 2020. Getty Images. Lehder's jail term was reduced after he co-operated with US authorities. The man who set up the notorious Medellín drug cartel alongside Pablo Escobar has arrived in...
Pablo Escobar legacy draws tourism to Medellín, Colombia - Los …
WEBOct 10, 2022 · Today, Medellin, home to 2.5 million, is benefiting from a stunning turnaround, drawing record numbers of tourists from the United States and elsewhere. Once atop the global homicide list — the...
The Afterlife of Pablo Escobar | The New Yorker
WEBFeb 26, 2018 · The cartel’s sicarios killed thousands of people, including more than two hundred and fifty policemen in Medellín.
Colombia Announces Capture of Leader of Major Drug Cartel
WEBOct. 23, 2021. Colombian military forces captured the leader of a major drug cartel, considered by the government to be the most wanted man in the country, President Iván Duque announced on Saturday.
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