Pablo Escobar
Colombian drug lord (1949–1993)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Colombian drug lord who ran the Medellín Cartel and flooded the US with cocaine through the 1980s and early 90s. At his peak, Escobar was worth an estimated $30 billion—basically the wealthiest criminal in modern history before authorities caught up.
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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthiest conventional criminals in history, having amassed an estimated net worth of US$30 billion by his death, while his drug cartel monopolized the cocaine trade into the US in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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