Its origin dates back to mid-1976 when small groups of drug traffickers bringing cocaine base from Peru and processed in the city of Medell n began to associate to createan illegal business because of the impressive revenues drug grew economically and militarily. His head was visible Pablo Escobar Gaviria (El Patron), a native of Rio Negro, Antioch, Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha (El Mexicano) originating from Pacho, Cundinamarca trafficker who had been emeralds. As venture capitalists are brothers Fabio, Jorge Luis and Juan David Ochoa hometown of Medellin, Carlos Lehder of Armenia who was an old marijuana dealer who had access to the United States, spoke English, had buyers and partners among many other things a track landing in the Bahamas, a major airborne freight scale.In a second line was Gustavo and Roberto Escobar Gaviria (The Bear) respectively cousin and brother of Pablo Escobar, were commissioned especially for the handling of accounting. They joined a large number of young people recruited for different purposes and that became very grateful for his nickname (Popeye, HH, El Angelito, The Poplar, The Bear, EL Tato, Tayson, El Palomo, Plug, Leo, Pinina , Quesito, Lim n, Leo, Tremor, Conavi, Turkey, Japan, La Kika, Tavo, The Drive, Jhoncito, Abraham, etc.). At one point in the late 80's the poster eventually had over 2,000 men only in its military. Production was held in the jungles of Caqueta and Meta Departments such as camps and clandestine airstrips Tranquilandia and since being rushed to embarkation points in other areas of the country. From there it was in small planes that flew 12 meters or up to 3 meters above the sea to the coast of Bermuda, Bahamas, Florida ... cargo was delivered there and back with millions of dollars.The remarkable gains made each of these men possessed fortunes were made extravagant and widely respected and feared. The initial slogan was Silver or Lead, who was not willing to receive bribes and paid the service of the lineup would become a military target, however, and despite the circumstances is impressive the number of people who took the second option. Forbes magazine estimated the fortune of Pablo Escobar in 1987 at 7,000 million dollars, which can be cut to see the cartel moved 80 of the cocaine consumed in the U.S., there were also findings according to which among the 7 and 10 of GDP in Colombia was of drug trafficking. Both El Mexicano as Pablo Escobar became known as philanthropists, donating millions to the poor throughout the country, especially in Medellin. Developments, soccer fields, public settings, everything was donated to win the affection of the people who largely share.Pablo Escobar was launched into the political arena in 1982 winning a seat as deputy from Jairo Ortega in the House of Representatives. The rival political investigation revealed the origin of his fortune and was therefore expelled from the Congress. Also at that time conducted the raid "Tranquilandia" which destroyed crops, processed cocaine, aircraft and clandestine runways were destroyed approximately one billion dollars from the cartel. The commander of the Antioch Police Valdemar Franklin Quintero and Justice Minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla were killed by motorcycle gunmen method carried in 1984. Armed with a submachine uzi grill fires bursts accurate at close range and fled at full speed. Colombia became used to the gunmen and 500 high cylinder capacity motorcycles. U.S. pressed over and President Belisario Betancur has authorized the extradition of drug traffickers on the same coffin of Minister Lara Bonilla.The extradition was from the government of Julio C sar Turbay but had not yet been implemented. This was the starting point of the war against drugs or the period known as narco-terrorism and the slogan was born there who immortalized these men, "Better a grave in Colombia than a jail in the U.S.", they call themselves the Extraditables and declared war the State. On 6 November 1985 a guerrilla group M-19made the takeover of the Palace of Justice in Bogota and in the battle that followed the police's files were destroyed in drug trafficking and killing 11 of the 24 justices. He always said that the cartel financed the M-19. Then after the war that existed between these two organizations came approaches and meetings between the head of M-19, Ivan Ospina, Pablo Escobar on the site The Cake and The Hacienda Napoles. Thousands of bombs and firecrackers erupted across the country, there were assassinations of judges, prosecutors, witnesses, journalists and so on.
