Pablo Escobar: Savior or Dangerous Criminal - The Chronicles of Pablo Escobar the Biggest Drug Dealer & King Pin the World Has Ever Seen

Before I began working on this book, I thought that I would be able to stick to the preconceived notions that I’ve formed about Pablo Escobar some years ago when I first heard about him. I thought that I would only be able to give you, the reader, a trivial interpretation of who I thought the drug lord was. And this is because I only thought Pablo Escobar to be a drug dealer that just so happened to make a lot of money. However, the more I read about Pablo Escobar, the more I realized that he was a man of many faces. I discovered that he embodied a weird, but interesting dichotomy that helped him make many enemies and also gain many devotees.

Known as "El Zar de la Cocaína" (The King of Cocaine), Pablo Escobar is regarded as the richest criminal in history. He acquired an estimated net worth of 30 billion dollars by the 1990s, and an estimated 50 billion dollars including money that was hidden away in different parts of Colombia. As leader of the unrelenting Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar obtained control over as much as 80 percent of the international cocaine trade. He was responsible for smuggling tons and tons of cocaine through various parts of the world. He most frequently smuggled drugs into Colombia, the United States, Peru, Honduras, Bolivia, Canada, and Europe. Much of the cash he accumulated has never been retrieved since his death.

The more money and power Escobar accumulated the more enemies he made. So much to the point that in order to protect his freedom and empire, he had no choice but to wage a bloody war against the Colombian government. In the wake of this war, Pablo Escobar organized and carry out the slaying thousands; including public figures, journalists, police officers, politicians, innocent Colombian and US citizens, and other well-known criminals. By the end of his reign as the most powerful drug dealer in the world, his body count has been estimated to be about 4,000.

The infamous kingpin embodied both an intense passion for power, a deep interest in improving the infrastructure of the Colombian slums, and helping the poorest of his fellow citizens reach economic stability. He invested large sums of his billion dollar fortune into the construction of schools, charitable works, welfare programs, sports fields, and housing projects for the urban poor. Many have titled Escobar as Robin Hood of the Colombian people.