La Catedral was a personal prison overlooking the city of Medellín, in Colombia. The prison was built to specifications ordered by Medellín Cartel leader Pablo Escobar , under a 1991 …

May 5, 2021 · After being targeted by the Colombian and United States governments, Pablo Escobar surrendered in 1991 and agreed to five years in a luxury prison.

Jan 7, 2023 · When drug lord and “King of Coke” Pablo Escobar agreed to a prison sentence in Colombia, he did so on his own terms. He constructed a jail so lavish it was referred to as …

Jan 27, 2023 · In the early 1990s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had a problem. He was on the run from the law and needed to find a place to hide. So, he did what any criminal …

Jul 23, 1992 · BOGOTA, Colombia — Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and his lieutenants overpowered guards seeking to transfer them from their luxury prison to a military jail and …

In return, Colombia would have Escobar in prison for five years and rid themselves of a national headache and embarrassment, even if only temporarily. Escobar’s bombings and bribes had …

Colombian Pablo Emilio Escobar Gavira, leader of one of the largest cocaine processing and distributing organizations in the world, was shot to death in December 1993 by a special force …

Sep 3, 2016 · Special prison where Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria was kept under arrest, guarded by his own keepers, in luxurious view of his hometown. (Timothy Ross/The …

Jul 19, 2023 · By 1991, Pablo Escobar had undergone a remarkable journey, starting as a car thief and then evolving into a small-time trafficker and kidnapper, ultimately earning the title of …

Apr 17, 2023 · Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug trafficker who collaborated with other criminals to form the Medellín cartel in the early 1970s. Eventually, he controlled over 80 …