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Was Pablo Escobar a big deal in U.S. news cycles during his prime?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:22 pm
Or, did he not really become a "household name" until after his downfall?
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:24 pm to FAT SEXY
I knew who he was when I was in HS, graduated in '90
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:25 pm to FAT SEXY
I think when he started bombing their government buildings, but I was kind of young.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:30 pm to FAT SEXY
Pablo was one of the biggest, most powerful figures in the history of modern time. The war on drugs didn’t start until his downfall. At his peak, his net worth was rumored to be in excess of $30 billion.
I still think his desire to be in politics was his biggest downfall esp his ego when it came to rejection.
Famous guys like El Chapo, etc where a small fraction of what Pablo was and achieved.
I still think his desire to be in politics was his biggest downfall esp his ego when it came to rejection.
Famous guys like El Chapo, etc where a small fraction of what Pablo was and achieved.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:31 pm to FAT SEXY
I knew the name before I knew what a cartel was. Didn't really pay a lot of attention to it, and I thought that Medellín was the family name.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:32 pm to BabyTac
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RIP
really?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:34 pm to FAT SEXY
I’m in my mid-40s and remember my dad telling me about it that morning after seeing it in the newspaper. He spoke about it in a celebratory way and seemed well aware of the situation.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:35 pm to FAT SEXY
there are a couple of really interesting reads about the Colombian cartels in their 80s hay days, one iirc, is “The Accountants Story,” iirc, written by one of Escobar’s bookkeepers, “Cociane Cowboys,” is another one
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:39 pm to FAT SEXY
Everyone in South Florida knew who he was in the early 80s. Miami was literally flooded with cocaine in that period. People couldn’t get enough of that stuff and were willing to fork over $1,000 for a kilogram.
Scarface is pretty damn close to being a documentary for what the cocaine drug wars in Miami were like.
Scarface is pretty damn close to being a documentary for what the cocaine drug wars in Miami were like.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:41 pm to 777Tiger
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777Tiger
Thanks, I just bought both on audible.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:44 pm to JasonDBlaha
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willing to fork over $1,000 for a kilogram.
I think it cost quite a bit more than this
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:45 pm to LSUintheNW
there’s another one that was by a guy that was located in south Fl that did books and logistics on this side of the business, for Escobar too, trying to look up the title, very interesting, I’ll post if I find it
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:46 pm to FAT SEXY
Barry says he was
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:51 pm to FAT SEXY
Just want to say the Netflix series Narcos, is one of my favorite shows of all time.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:53 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
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Netflix series Narcos
Awesome series
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:56 pm to MorbidTheClown
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I knew the name before I knew what a cartel was
He pretty much was THE cartel. Multiple cartels with any power didn’t exist until after he was gone. He controlled everything.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:58 pm to FAT SEXY
When he made the cover of Times magazine and then made the Forbes billionaire list, it was a big deal, because back then magazines were a big deal.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:58 pm to rd280z
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Barry Seal
met him a couple of times when I hadn’t been out of LSU very long, friendly, charismatic, every one of my friends told me to stay tf away from him
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:59 pm to FAT SEXY
Probably closer to $3,000 or $4,000 per kg. But if you factor in that this was in the early 80s, it’s probably closer to $12,000 or $13,000 if you adjust it for inflation.
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