The Notorious Pablo Escobar Essay

The Life of the Notorious Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar, the notorious drug lord, had a very diverse life. From the early days of his childhood Pablo had always been an ambitious child. His full name is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. He was born on December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia (“Pablo”). His mother, Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío, was a teacher and his father, Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri, was a farmer. At a young age Pablo’s father left his mother alone with seven kids to raise (Vasquez). Providing necessary needs to all her children was a big struggle for Hermilda which forced her to make significant choices. By age six Pablo was attending school, the only obstacle was that he and his siblings had
He was making an average of $3 billion every month which turned Colombia upside down (Ojeda). The Medellin cartel was responsible for eighty percent of the cocaine smuggled into the U.S (Bailey). As Pablo's cartel expanded the number of dead police officers increased because of his “plata o plomo” policy. Pablo figured that with help from the corrupts in the government he could get his merchandise across in all sorts of transportation. Submarines, boats, planes, and trucks were all forms of transportation Pablo used. With Pablo's business going great he decided to make his childhood dreams come true and run for president of Colombia. In the competition for president Pablo concluded that the most efficient way to secure his spot was by killing his competitors. Luis Carlos Galan was one of his victims. In 1989, Luis C. Galan was in Soacha, Colombia giving a speech on stage when he was suddenly and purposely murdered by one of the members of the Medellin cartel (Bailey). After Luis’ death a new candidate entered the race, César Gaviria Trujillo. Cesar immediately became Escobar’s next target. Cesar Trujillo was scheduled a flight to a presidential conference and Pablo’s believe it was his opportunity to get him out of his way. Pablo placed a bomb inside the plane and killed one-hundred and seven people (Bailey). Unfortunately for Pablo, Cesar was switched out of the plane before the bomb had the chance to explode. Something that Pablo overlooked was the fact that all of his competitors were coincidently being murdered and people began to question if he had anything to do with