Escobar, dubbed the "King of Cocaine," is one of the richest men in the world when his organization made an estimated $420 million in sales a week. Although the essence of drug money makes it difficult to check Escobar 's fortune, figures run as high as $30 billion.
In 1992, as police decided to move him to a more usual detention place, Escobar fled and went into hiding, leading to a national manhunt. As a result, the Medellín Cartel crumbled, and Escobar was assassinated by the Colombian National Police in his hometown in 1993, one day after his 44th birthday. The Medellín cartel, which was arguably(at the time) the world's most powerful drug trafficking cartel had no body else to follow in the foot-steps of Pablo Escobar.
It all started when, a local Medellín drug lord named Fabio Restrepo was assassinated in 1975, supposedly on Escobar's own orders. Escobar took over the organization of Restrepo and increased his act-ivities in the power vacuum. At the pinnacle of his control, The Medellín Cartel managed to pull in over US$70 million a day at the height of its activities. Although Escobar did more harm than good, he had contributed large amounts to the country and his philanthropic activities, which led to the nickname "Robin Hood," made Escobar known. He had constructed: hospitals, stadiums, and homes for the needy. He also funded local football clubs.
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