Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria
Pablo Escobar, in full Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, (born December 1, 1949, Rionegro, Colombia—died December 2, 1993, Medellín), Colombian criminal who, as head of the Medellín cartel, was arguably the world’s most powerful drug trafficker in the 1980s and early ’90s.

Is Colombia a narco state?

Other well-known examples are Mexico, Colombia, and Guinea-Bissau, where drug cartels produce, ship and sell drugs such as cocaine and marijuana. Nowadays scholars argue that the term “narco-state” is oversimplified because of the underlying networks running the drug trafficking organisations.

Who is the richest drug dealer in the world?

Now, let’s take a look at the 10 richest drug lords of all time.

• Al Capone: $1.47 Billion.
• Griselda Blanco: $2.26 Billion.
• El Chapo: $3 Billion.
• Carlos Lehder: $3.05 Billion.
• The Orejuela Bros: $3.39 Billion.
• (tied) Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha: $5.65 Billion.
• (tied) Khun Sa: $5.65 Billion.

Is Colombia still dangerous?

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Are there still drug cartels in Colombia?

The illegal drug trade in Colombia has, since the 1970s, centered successively on four major drug trafficking cartels: Medellin, Cali, Norte del Valle, and North Coast, as well as several bandas criminales, or BACRIMs.

Who was the worst drug lord?

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Guzman is the most notorious drug lord of all time, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In the 1980s he was a member of the Guadalajara Cartel and used to work for Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.