How Colombia’s former president helped kick-start the Medellin Cartel
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe became a major asset to the Medellin Cartel after...
Tag: Pablo Escobar
Medellin demolishes Pablo Escobar’s iconic former building
Medellin authorities on Friday imploded the iconic home of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar that over...
Demolishing Pablo Escobar’s home: respecting Medellin’s painful history or hiding its painful reality?
Medellin’s authorities will demolish Pablo Escobar’s former home, sparking debate about...
Medellin set to demolish Pablo Escobar’s iconic former home
Medellin authorities are set to demolish the former home of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar amid...
‘Don Berna’
Diego Fernando Murillo, a.k.a. “Don Berna,” is probably the most important figure in the history of crime in Medellin after Pablo Escobar, his former boss.
Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar, one of the founders of the Medellin Cartel, is one of Colombia’s most successful, violent and well-known criminals in history.
Pablo Escobar retakes center stage in Colombia’s congress 25 years after his death
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe and his main rival in the Senate, Gustavo Petro,...
Medellin shuts down Pablo Escobar museum
Medellin’s city authorities shut down a museum dedicated to the memory of late drug lord and...
Former politicians linked to Pablo Escobar’s killing of justice minister
Two Colombian politicians are being investigated for allegedly helping late drug lord and...
Uribe rejects US cartel claims as ‘fake news’
Colombia’s ex-president Alvaro Uribe has rebuffed declassified United States cables...
Declassified US cables link Uribe to Medellin Cartel, again
Declassified US cables that were released Friday amplify claims that Colombia’s former...
Uribe’s cartel years
Investigating Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe has been met with extreme violence ever since judicial authorities found evidence of ties between his family and the Medellin Cartel in 1984.
