Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria is a Colombian drug mogul and drug lord, the founder and sole leader of the Medellín cartel. Dubbed the 'King of Cocaine', Escobar is the richest criminal in history, having amassed an estimated net worth of $ 30 billion at the time of his death - the equivalent of $ 59 billion in 2019 - while that his drug consortium exclusively traded cocaine in the United States in the 1980s and early 1990s. Born in Rionegro and raised in Medellín, Escobar briefly attended the Autónoma Latinoamericana University of Medellín, but left without diploma; instead, he began to engage in criminal activity, selling pirated cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, as well as participating in motor vehicle thefts. In the early 1970s, he began working for numerous drug dealers, often kidnapping and detaining people for ransom. In 1976, Escobar founded Medellín Cartel, specializing in the distribution of powdered cocaine, and established the first smuggling routes in the United States.
Colombian drug lord who was once one of the most powerful criminals in the world.
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