Tag: Escobar

10 NOV

33 years ago, rebels allegedly backed by Pablo Escobar stormed Colombia’s Palace of Justice — here’s how the terrifying siege went down

33 years ago, rebels allegedly backed by Pablo Escobar stormed Colombia’s Palace of Justice — here’s how the terrifying siege went down NOW WATCH: Pablo Escobar: The life and death of one of the biggest cocaine kingpins in history See Also: Share your opinion! Become a BI Insider today! The 50 best video games of […]

08 NOV

It’s been 33 years since rebels allegedly backed by Pablo Escobar stormed Colombia’s Palace of Justice

AP Photo In late 1985, left-wing rebels stormed Colombia’s Supreme Court building in Bogota, taking hundreds of people hostage. Colombian forces stormed the building and freed the hostages, but scores were killed, including many justices. The Colombian government has been accused of abuses during the siege, and leaders have apologized. On Wednesday, November 6, 1985, […]

11 SEP

Why the fall of the Medellin cartel failed to stop the flow of drugs, according to a DEA agent who hunted Escobar

AP Under the leadership of Pablo Escobar, the Medellin cartel moved immense amounts of drugs and brought in stratospheric profits. By one measure, they were raking in $ 420 million a week by the mid-1980s, and by the end of the decade the cartel reportedly supplied 80% of the world’s cocaine. Such prodigious trafficking made […]

02 FEB

Pablo Escobar & ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán: How 2 of the world’s most powerful and dangerous drug lords compare

Since the late 1970s, two men have emerged as the most powerful and most dangerous drug lords in the world. Pablo Escobar, a farmer’s son from rural Colombia, and Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, a product of Mexico’s rugged Sierra Madre Mountains, have delivered immeasurable amounts of cocaine and other drugs to the world during their respective […]