Pablo Escobar was a notorious Colombian drug lord and billionaire criminal mastermind. He rose to infamy as the leader of the Medellín Cartel during a reign marked by violence, corruption, and unimaginable wealth.

Wikimedia Commons Pablo Escobar’s death was captured in this now infamous image. The Search Bloc party immediately celebrated widely and took credit for Pablo Escobar’s death. Yet, there were rumors that Los Pepes, a vigilante group made up of enemies of Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, had contributed to the final showdown.

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More than three decades since his death in a rooftop shootout with police, the legacy of cocaine king Pablo Escobar continues to affect Colombia.

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An image of Pablo Escobar that appears in ‘The Godfather of Cocaine,’ a 1995 FRONTLINE documentary that’s now streaming on YouTube for the first time.

Discover the life of Pablo Escobar, his rise in the drug trade, and the impact on his wife and children.

Escobar’s infiltration of the drug market created unprecedented demand for cocaine in America. Under his leadership, the Medellín Cartel came to dominate the global cocaine trade, controlling over 80% of the cocaine shipped to America. This immense operation earned him an estimated $420 million a week, and the nickname ‘The King of Cocaine’.