Since his pet hippos and to the dark details of his death, fascinating facts about Pablo Escobar, the most fearsome drug master in history, are being discovered.
- In his extravagant properties at Puerto Triunfo, Escobar also built a private zoo, filled with hippopotamus, giraffes, elephants and other animals. Hippopotamus live there to this day.
- Escobar is responsible for the killing of about 4,000 people, including about 200 judges and 1,000 police officers, journalists and government officials.
- In the 1980s, Medellín's alliance with Escobar was responsible for 80 percent of the cocaine that was sent to the United States.
- Before embarking on the drug market, Escobar sold stolen rocks stolen for smugglers and was also in the car leasing business.
- In 1976, 27-year-old Pablo Escobar married Maria Victoria Henao Vellejo, who was then only 15 years old.
- As the Escobar family was hiding, Pablo's daughter, Manuela, got sick. To keep it warm, Escobar burned about two million dollars.
- ** In an attempt to change extradition laws, Escobar offered to pay Colombian debt - about $ 10 billion.**
- In the late 1980s, Colombian authorities sequestered several parts of the Escobar's large fleet, including 142 aircraft, 20 helicopters, 32 yachts, and 141 homes and offices.
- Among the assets the authorities found at Escobar's home was a Spanish translation of the book "The Power of Positive Thinking".
- Despite his terrible relationship with the government, Escobar funded a large number of programs to help poor Colombian residents. He gave it to churches and hospitals, built parks and football stadiums.
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This is one hell of a drug dealer. One can say he is the greatest drug dealer that has ever lived. Haveing a fleet of those vehicles was one sure extravagant life style..but in all what I learnt from him was he ability to read and read the right book.. The power of positive thinking
Awesome post
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