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477). The FARC established its own health care, schools, a judicial system, and agrarian economy in the 1970s and ‘80s (Macmillan 238). The introduction of the drug trade significantly altered the composition and actions of the FARC. President Alvaro Uribe himself talks to the international community about the FARC’s facilitation of the drug trade. Velez states multiple times that the FARC is financed by illicit drugs (Velez, 3). The FARC’s involvement in the drug trade caused it to become a primary

patrols.” In order to protect themselves, landowners and drug cartels (who had become wealthy and, therefore, targets for guerrilla kidnappings) formed paramilitary death squads. The government fueled the flames, particularly under President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) by subtly endorsing and cooperating with these paramilitary squads, who claimed to be anti-communist, in order to eliminate the guerrilla influence. To do so, paramilitary groups invaded rural, peasant villages, and massacred the

Hutt, David. “Heroes and Villains: Pablo Escobar.” David Hutt, 30 Jan. 2015, http://davidhuttwrites.com/2014/09/25/heroes-and-villains-pablo-escobar/. Over this article David Hutt, compares the good and the bad Pablo Escobar did during his life. He starts out by mentioning how Escobar build a neighborhood for the people living in poverty. He built them houses with all the must haves and aside from that also built schools and hospitals. The author also mentions how Escobar was a corrupter, murder

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was one of the most remarkable drug traffickers that has ever lived. Pablo was born in a little town called Rionegro, located very close to Colombia’s capital which is Medellin. Escobar was a very ambitious person. One of Pablo’s famous known quotes was “plata o plomo” which means money or death. Although some people admired and idealized Pablo Escobar for many he was considered a criminal because, he was the leader and founder of the “Cartel De Medellin” which lead to

Pablo Escobar was one of the most violent, notorious, profitable and yet one of the most powerful organized crime bosses in history. Escobar began his criminal history in Medellin, Colombia, arrested at the age of 26 for possession of cocaine but never tried or appeared in court. The Medellin Cartel appears to be the most dangerous effulgently this gang was a ruthless, highly organized and much feared Columbian drug cartel that originated in the city of Medellin, Columbia, operated through the 1970’s

Pablo Escobar was one of the biggest drug lords to ever live. At one point in his career Escobar was smuggling 15 tons of cocaine into the U.S each day. He was a pioneer of the drug world making the first smuggling paths from Columbia to the United States. He advanced the drug world in ways never seen before. Pablo Escobar was born on December 1st, 1949 in Rionegro, Colombia, he was the third of seven children. His father Abel was a farm worker and his mother Hermilda was an elementary school teacher

Before Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, and other cocaine leaders there was Griselda Blanco. Blanco was a drug lord and one of the first pioneers in the cocaine drug trade. ("The Cocaine Godmother.") La Dama de la Mafia, The Godmother, The Black Widow, Cocaine Queen of Miami, La Madrina, The Mafia Lady, and The Cocaine Godmother are a few examples of the aliases used by Griselda Blanco. ("Griselda Blanco Biogrphy.") Marta Griselda Blanco was born on February 15, 1954 in Cartagena, Colombia. At the age of

Pablo Emilio Escobar born on December 1, 1949, in Antioquia, Colombia, became Colombia's most known drug lord and narco-terrorism in the 80’s. Escobar joins the cocaine trade in the early 1970’s. Eventually, Escobar controlled over 80% of the cocaine being shipped to the U.S. Escobar became well known for sponsoring soccer clubs and charity projects but later on started to terrorize Colombia making people turn against him. Eventually being killed by the DEA and Colombian police on December 2, 1993

Although Pablo was seen as an enemy to the US and the Colombian government he was recognized as a hero to the poor population of Medellin and this would be a major contributor to the long lasting success of his cartel. Pablo would constantly promote his Robinhood image to the poor with generous donations and civic projects such as building youth sports complexes and housing for the poor. These projects gave him massive popularity among the population and the people of Medellin would return the favor