The Story Of Andres Escobar; The Colombian Defender Who Was Murdered For Scoring An Own Goal

Medellin, Colombia in the 1990s was a dangerous place. The Netflix series Narcos dramatizes the reign of drug lord Pablo Escobar, the most (in)famous native of that town. For years, he proved to be stronger than the Colombian government, shipping 80 tons- three container loads- of cocaine every month. At his death, Pablo Escobar was worth an estimated $56 billion. The scene in Narcos where he burnt money to keep his daughter warm was not fiction; he actually burnt two million dollars cash in a fire when his daughter caught ago during their…CONTINUE FULL READING>>>