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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on December 1, 1949, in Rionegro, Colombia.  Raised in Medellín, Escobar showed entrepreneurial and criminal tendencies from an early age.  He began his criminal career with petty crimes, such as selling contraband cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, before progressing to more serious offenses like car theft and kidnapping. In the mid-1970s, Escobar founded the Medellín Cartel, which rapidly became one of the most powerful and ruthless drug trafficking organizations in the world.  By the 1980s, the cartel controlled the majority of the cocaine trafficked into the United States, generating billions of dollars annually.  Escobar's immense wealth earned him a spot on Forbes' list of international billionaires for seven years. Despite his violent and illegal activities, Escobar cultivated a Robin Hood-like image among Colombia's poor.  He invested heavily in community projects, building houses, schools, and sports f...