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Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
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Medellín
City in Colombia
Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Drug lord
Person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
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Pablo Escobar
Colombian drug lord (1949–1993)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)