Which country was Pablo Escobar from?
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Colombia
He built his empire from the city of Medellín.
💡 Did you know? His cartel is named after it.
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What was Escobar's drug cartel called?
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Medellín Cartel
It controlled much of the cocaine for the US market for a time.
💡 Did you know? Escobar was known as the 'King of Cocaine'.
Which drug made Escobar his fortune?
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Cocaine
His cartel smuggled tons of cocaine into the USA.
💡 Did you know? At times it supplied 80 percent of the US market.
What was Escobar's infamous motto toward officials?
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Plata o plomo
'Silver or lead' meant: take the bribe or be shot.
💡 Did you know? With it he bent politics, police and courts to his will.
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