Pablo Escobar's Rise To Power

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Discuss how Escobar was able to rise to power and his eventual downfall. In your discussion, consider the following, are his methods still used today? How was he able to obtain so much power and money? How does the government play into the discussion?

Pablo Escobar, also known as “The King of Cocaine”, was a notorious Colombian drug lord, who at the height of his career supplied about 80% of the cocaine, which was smuggled into the U.S. (Wikipedia web). In the 1970’s, Pablo Escobar rose to power when began to take control over drug trafficking and the selling of cocaine. He was known to be a very violent and ruthless person, who showed no mercy that did not follow his simple commands. He became wealthy because no one stood in his way,

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