Pablo Escobar: King of Coke
Jan 01 2007
•This fascinating documentary examines the life of Pablo Escobar, leader of the notorious Colombian Medellin cartel and the most powerful cocaine kingpin in the history of both Colombia and the United States. Well-known for ordering homicidal attacks on anyone who stood in his way, Escobar murdered police officers, judges and presidential candidates and even blew up a commercial plane in flight.
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