The Fragile Empires Of The Worlds Most Infamous Drug Lords

Pablo Escobar was a small-time thug who became the most feared cocaine trafficker in the world. Backed up by an army of killers and informers he dominated the infamous Medellin cocaine cartel and turned the South American nation of Colombia into a living hell. Anyone who stood against him was...

93 min - True Crime - Our History

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