Pablo Gablo Escobar: The Death Of Pablo Ecobar

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“The Death of Pablo Escobar”

On December 1st, 1949, one of the most dangerous, frightening, wealthiest drug lords was born in Colombia; his name, Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. This drug lord wasn’t just any regular drug dealer. He killed anyone who interfered with his business. He was the head mastermind behind the Medellin Cartel, where he made tons of cocaine daily. This man seems like he would be a terrible person, however he did somethings to benefit the poor(1,Macias,Amanda). At his home in Puerto Triunfu, Escobar built a zoo filled with different animals such as hippos, giraffes, elephants, zebras, and even cheetahs! It is said that hippos still roam the grounds of his home today (4, Picone,Kiri). Pablo Escobar was one of …show more content…

He was ranked as the 7th richest man to be alive seven years in a row. He was so rich that he paid pilots 500k to smuggle cocaine in the tires of their airplanes into the united states. In attempt to change the law of extradition, Escobar paid off all of Colombia’s debt of 10,000,000,000 dollars. He always said extradition was his biggest fear because he didn’t want to spend his last days in an American jail cell. Escobar ran out of places to locate his money so he started putting it in barns and places where it could eventually spoil. That’s exactly what it did, 10% of Escobar’s earnings were lost to spoilage from humidity and rats. This fact I am about to share is one thing Pablo Escobar was famous for. While running from the police, Escobar’s daughter, Manuela, grew ill. To keep her warm instead of shivering, Escobar burned approximately $2,000,000 dollars to keep her warm. He had a special love for his family, even though he was involved in many affairs, he loved his wife and two children (4,Picone,Kiri). Pablo made a deal with the Colombian government that he would do jail time as long as he built and manufactured his own prison. They agreed and soon enough the La Catedral was built. This prison shouldn’t even be considered a prison because it held a casino, a nightclub, and even a spa. It was known to be a luxurious prison. This man had more money than he knew what to do with. He …show more content…

He was penalized for 5 years without bail. Pablo decided he wasn’t going down so he attempted to run away. He was posted all over Colombia. There was a special reward who brought Pablo to the Colombian police alive or dead. They needed to get this man out of Colombia and sent to the United States for jail time. There was a search set out to find Pablo. He was always good at hiding because he never showed his face, he had so many workers to do the dirty work for him. He was found hiding near his hometown where he was surrounded by the Colombian police and asked to surrender. He would not surrender and was gunned down one day before his 44th birthday. Some say it was the police who killed him, others say it was a self-inflicted bullet. His death was what lots of families wanted. Before we end this, I will tell you about some of the damage this man did. He killed more than 4,000 people including 200 judges, more than 1,000 policemen, journalists, and government officials. This man killed anybody who interfered with his business, family, friends, it doesn’t matter who you were. If he felt anyway threatened by anybody, consider them already dead. He was a dangerous man with a mixture of hate and love in his heart. His family had no idea of the crime life he lived, they were pretty much blindsided until they were forced

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