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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria.

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (/ˈɛskəbɑːr/; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "The King of Cocaine\," Escobar is the wealthiest criminal in history\, having amassed an estimated net worth of US$30 billion by the time of his death—equivalent to $64 billion as of 2021—while his drug cartel monopolized the cocaine trade into the United States in the 1980s and early 1990s.[1][2]

Born in Rionegro and raised in Medellín, Escobar studied briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellín, but left without graduating; he instead began engaging in criminal activity, selling illegal cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, as well as participating in motor vehicle theft. In the early 1970s, he began to work for various drug smugglers, often kidnapping and holding people for ransom.

In 1976\, Escobar founded the Medellín Cartel\, which distributed powder cocaine\, and established the first smuggling routes into the United States. Escobar's infiltration into the U.S. created an exponential demand for cocaine and by the 1980s it was estimated Escobar led monthly shipments of 70 to 80 tons of cocaine into the country from Colombia. As a result\, he quickly became one of the richest people in the world\,[3][4] but consistently battled rival cartels domestically and abroad\, leading to massacres and the murders of police officers\, judges\, locals\, and prominent politicians\,[5] making Colombia the murder capital of the world.[6]

In the 1982 Colombian parliamentary election Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives as part of the Liberal Alternative movement. Through this, he was responsible for community projects such as the construction of houses and football fields, which gained him popularity among the locals of the towns that he frequented. However, Escobar was vilified by the Colombian and U.S. governments,[7] who routinely stifled his political ambitions and pushed for his arrest, with Escobar widely believed to have orchestrated the DAS Building and Avianca Flight 203 bombings in retaliation.

In 1991, Escobar surrendered to authorities, and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment on a host of charges, but struck a deal of no extradition with Colombian President Cesar Gaviria, with the ability to be housed in his own, self-built prison, La Catedral. In 1992, Escobar escaped and went into hiding when authorities attempted to move him to a more standard holding facility, leading to a nationwide manhunt.[8] As a result, the Medellín Cartel crumbled, and in 1993, Escobar was killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police, a day after his 44th birthday.[9]

Escobar's legacy remains controversial; while many denounce the heinous nature of his crimes, he was seen as a "Robin Hood-like" figure for many in Colombia, as he provided many amenities to the poor. His killing was mourned and his funeral attended by over 25,000 people.[10] Additionally, his private estate, Hacienda Nápoles, has been transformed into a theme park.[11] His life has also served as inspiration for or has been dramatized widely in film, television, and in music.

Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria (born January 13, 1947), nicknamed El Osito (Little Bear), is the brother of a deceased drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar, and the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel,[1] which was responsible for up to 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.

For his part in the operations of the Medellín Cartel\, Roberto Escobar was imprisoned. He escaped with his brother in July 1992 but surrendered to authorities a year later. On December 18\, 1993\, while still in prison\, he was blinded in one eye by a letter bomb. After more than 10 years\, he was released in 2006.[2][3][when?] In the 2009 book\, The Accountant's Story\, Roberto Escobar relates his story as a head accountant of the cartel. The book contains numerous unusual facts\, like that the cartel lost billions of dollars that were eaten by rats or damaged by water in storage\, and that the cartel spent up to $2\,500 per month purchasing rubber bands to hold stacks of money together.[4]

In 2014, he reincorporated Escobar Inc with Olof K. Gustafsson and registered Successor-In-Interest rights for his brother in California, United States.[5] On July 1, 2016, he sent a letter to Netflix regarding the Narcos TV series demanding $1 billion in payment for unauthorized usage of the content.[6] In January 2019, he launched a GoFundMe fundraiser in an effort to impeach President Donald Trump.[7]

In July 2019, Escobar started selling a propane torch made to look like a flamethrower and accused the CEO of The Boring Company Elon Musk of intellectual property theft, alleging that The Boring Company's promotional Not-a-Flamethrower is based on a design that Escobar discussed in 2017 with an engineer associated with Musk. Via media Escobar publicly offered Musk to settle the dispute for $100 million, in cash or shares of Tesla, or alternatively to use the legal system to become the new CEO of Tesla, Inc.[8]

In December 2019, Escobar announced a folding phone, the Escobar Fold 1. The phone was priced at $349. Escobar said, "I have told many people that I will defeat Apple — and I will". He claimed that it can only be destroyed by fire.Two months later, on February 10, 2020, the Escobar Fold 2 was released, which is reportedly a Galaxy Fold with poorly-added Escobar branding. Many customers, when ordering the phones, said that they never received them, with only tech influencers actually receiving products. It has also been alleged that Escobar Inc sent bogus product orders consisting of a book, allowing Escobar Inc to claim the phone had been delivered.[13] In May 2020, the company released a refurbished version of the iPhone 11 Pro and allegedly sued Apple for $2.6 billion.

If actually seen, these people are way smarter and their business is way simpler in a complicated way. They are against the authority for no absolute reasoning. Not only does this goes for Robert Escobar, it goes for every other person in the 'Actual mafia' business