How 2 of the world’s most powerful and dangerous drug lords compare
By Samantha Lee, Amanda Macias and Christopher Woody From Business Insider Since the late 1970s, two men have emerged as the most powerful and most dangerous drug lords in the world. Pablo Escobar, a farmer’s son from rural Colombia, and…
This dilapidated villa once served as a Caribbean getaway for drug-kingpin Pablo Escobar
By Amanda Macias from Business Insider The “King of Cocaine” was the son of a poor Colombian farmer, but by the time he was 35, he was one of the world’s wealthiest men, earning $420 million a week in revenue….
Pablo Escobar’s hippos: A growing problem
By William Kremer BBC World Service A herd of hippopotamuses once owned by the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar has been taking over the countryside near his former ranch – and no-one quite knows what to do with them….
