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His criminal life started when he was a teenager, where he sold fake diplomas, smuggled, stole, and was arrested in 1974. Since then, Escobar started his drug business by assisting in founding the Madellin cartel until he became the head of the organization.
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Escobar is very smart in distributing his business products, especially Cocaine. In addition to his image of a drug businessman, Escobar is also known to be cruel because he is often involved in bribery and murder cases.
After continuing to develop, in 1987–1993, Escobar was listed in Forbes as the seventh richest person in the world. His wealth continues to grow every year. Every week at the height of its power, the Medellin cartel managed to earn USD420 million. He has various assets, such as private planes, stately houses, plantations, and many more. A stately house with various facilities that it owns costs 63 million US dollars.
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Facilities such as football fields, dinosaur statues, tennis courts, and so on also decorate his luxurious home. Escobar also has a zoo with a total of 200 animals that have been smuggled in using a drug transport plane.
In the late 1980s, the world was shocked when he offered to pay his country’s debt of USD 10 billion, but on the condition that he was released from the extradition treaty. In addition, Escobar was also reported to have burned his money to warm his daughter.
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