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    dollars a year in the process. Escobar caused conflict by killing and bribing government officials as well as innocent people. He compromised very little himself. He stopped at nothing to get what he wanted. Pablo Escobar used conflict to force others to compromise their ideals and morals, leading to his increased power and influence in Colombia and the United States. Pablo Escobar grew up in a poor family, which may have lead to his wish for power and wealth. Pablo was born on December 1, 1949 in

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    The Drug Of A Drug Lord

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    powerful one was Pablo Escobar. In fact, he was one of the most powerful drug lords in history. He was so powerful that he controlled the empire of the drug dealing in Colombia. He was such a notorious drug lord that no other drug lord would even consider trying to compete with him. Over the course of his adult life, Escobar made billions of dollars, he also killed an excessive amount of people, and bribed many politicians, making him one of the most dangerous drug lords of all time. Escobar was born in

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    or murder to get things done in his way. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, drug lord, kingpin, murderer, narco-terrorist, a loving father, hero and a savior for the poor people. Depending on whom you ask, Pablo was either a good guy, a bad guy, or both. Pablo was the boss of a billion dollar Cocaine Empire who murdered and bribed the police so that he could export cocaine to The United States. Regardless of his violent actions and his psychopathic attitude, Pablo was a

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    traffickers that have produced lots of cocaine and tons of money. Those drug traffickers were Griselda Blanco and Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria and his Medellin Cartel. Pablo Escobar and his cartel, The Medellin Cartel did most destruction to the country of Colombia. But poverty in Colombia has been reduced due to Pablo Escobar and his Medellin Cartel. Since the beginning of La Viuda and Escobar, Colombia has grown as a country with its citizen to do better and prevent these drug lords to do damage once

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    Pablo, The King Of Coke

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    Pablo Escobar (or Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria) is frequently signified as the “King of coke”. This Colombian drug lord who is if not or most notorious and effective cocaine smuggler in history. Out of Rionegro, Columbia on December 1, 1949, Escobar is born and was a leader of one of the largest cocaine handling and supply groups in the world. Escobar’s desire and mercilessness made him one of the wealthiest, most influential and vicious criminals of all time. Born in December 1949, Escobar

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    “Cocaine Godmother”, “Black Widow”, and/or “Queen of Narco-trafficking.” While during about the same period time, Pablo Escobar raised himself to become one of the major drug dealers. He was known as “The World’s Greatest Outlaws”, “Sir Pablo”, “the Godfather”, “the Boss”, “the Lord”, “the Magician”, and/or “Little Pablo.” He was the hardest cocaine dealer to catch. Blanco and Escobar were well known for taking advantage of Medellin 's’ (back then) conditions by easily transporting drugs from Colombia

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    Two Escobars), I learned some fairly interesting things about the country and its drug issues. The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary jumped out at me at first simply because I am a hug sports fan in general, but after awhile I soon realized that the film was less about the sport aspect but more about Columbia's ongoing drug problem. The first point that jumped out at me was the term "Narco-soccer"; which was a term given to describe soccer teams / players founded by drug trafficking. Pablo Escobar also

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    Cocaine In The 70's

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    to. Part of Lehder success was mostly do to his business relationship with Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez and his partner Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria founders of one of the most well know cartels “The Medellin Cartel”. At first Carlos Lehder Riva was just smuggling in marijuana but Ochoa and Escobar decided to replace the marijuana with a new low cost and easy to ship supplement known

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    Pablo Escobar was a notorious Columbian drug lord that managed one of the largest cocaine cartels in history. At the height of his power, Escobar was producing 80% of the United States’ cocaine supply. I would break down his life by younger life; personal life; early years; rise to power; height of power; criminal life; death and aftermath. Images of Escobar, his partners, family, homes, the Columbian forces, and the cocaine workshops would be included in my article. The death of Escobar is still

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    El Pablo Escobar's Life

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    “El Pablo Escobar”, because his lifestyle caught my eye. I instantly caught interest in wanting to know more of what he’s like. Other people in the world think El Pablo Escobar was born from hell, I think he was a person trying to survive in this cruel world. We all do things that we’re not proud of, but that’s just the nature of life. We do unusual things that some people just don’t understand, some of us grew up poor or mentally abused in our own mind. Creates people like El Pablo Escobar who

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