#1. Introduction

Yes, Medellin was once infamously dangerous — it was even once known as the most dangerous city in the world! ... In fact, Medellin's 82% decline in violent crime means that the city is now safer than New Orleans.

The Medellín Cartel (Spanish: Cartel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist-type criminal organization originating in the city of Medellín\, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. The drug cartel operated from 1972 to 1993 in Bolivia\, Colombia\, Panama\, Central America\, Peru\, the United States (which included cities such as Los Angeles and Miami)\, as well as in Canada. Although the organization started out as a smuggling network in the early 1970s\, it wasn't until 1976 that the organization turned to traffic cocaine. At the height of its operations\, the Medellín Cartel smuggled multiple tons of cocaine each week into countries around the world and brought in up to US$60 million daily in drug profits.[2][3]

Although notorious for once dominating the illegal cocaine trade\, the organization\, particularly in its later years was also noted for its use of violence for political aims and its asymmetric war against the Colombian government\, primarily in the form of bombings\, kidnappings\, indiscriminate murder of law enforcement and political assassination.[4][5] At its height\, the Medellín Cartel was the largest drug cartel in the world and smuggled three times as much cocaine as their main competitor\, the Cali Cartel\, an international drug-trafficking organization based in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. At this time\, the Medellín Cartel was generating over $20 billion annually.

Founded by: Pablo Escobar  †

Founding location: Antioquia Department, Colombia

Years active: 1972 –1993

Territory: Colombia (Antioquia), Panamá, California, New York City, Florida, Norman's Cay

Ethnicity: Colombians and international people out of Colombia.

Criminal activities: Drug trafficking, arms trafficking, bombing, terrorism, assassinations, intimidation,                                                        kidnapping, extortion, money laundering

Allies: Guadalajara Cartel (defunct)

           The Extraditables (defunct)

            Muerte a Secuestradores (defunct)

            La Corporación (defunct)

            Los Priscos (defunct)

            Chaldean mafia

            Gulf Cartel

            Cuba (alleged)

             Nicaragua (alleged)[1]

Rivals: Cali Cartel (defunct)

           Los Pepes (defunct)

           Search Bloc

           Colombian government

           American government

          DEA

           CIA

Medellín Cartel:

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria

Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria

Gustavo de Jesús Gaviria Rivero

George Jung

Juan David Ochoa Vásquez

Griselda Blanco

José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha

Carlos Lehder Rivas

Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez

John Jairo Arias Tascón 'Pinina'

These are a few of the most notorious names of the world, these are 'LORDS OF DRUGS' some of the smartest people, people who worked ahead of the government, and loyalty ran the drops of blood of these lords and so did their 'love of their own families '. Most of these people are now dead, but their legacy continues, their stories continue to fascinate people and will continue to do so even in the future.

I will be talking about all these names ahead, before allegedly talking more about Medellin Cartel. This is gonna be a long thing, and my source is Wikipedia, I'm collating things here and maybe be adding a few.

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