His brother’s proximity and influence caused him to distance himself from the sport. He was fond of cycling and became involved in the drug mafia in Medellín, Colombia. For Ricardo Escobar, the older brother of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, life took him down difficult paths.
He was born in 1947 and is nicknamed “El Osito”. Of this close relative of the late Pablo Escobar, Prensa Libre said that he approached the criminal life “to conduct illegal business, plan logistics and be in charge of the Medellín Cartel’s assassins”.
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He went to prison 30 years ago after being arrested in his country. During his imprisonment in Itagüí Prison, Prensa Libre assured: “Ricardo Escobar received a mysterious envelope that turned out to be a bomb that exploded in his face and blinded him.”
As if on repeating cycles, the children of “El Osito” were also connected to the world of drugs, exposing themselves to the radar of the cartel’s enemies led by their uncle.
“Nicolás, his eldest son, helped transport the body of one of the leaders of the Cali cartel in a plane,” explains Prensa Libre.
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The youngest son, José Roberto, had a tragic end: “he was killed by a group of hitmen while he was working out in a gym.”
The current life of Ricardo Escobar, already 76 years old, takes place in the midst of difficulties and he has lived in poverty for a long time.
Why was he left in that economic condition? Prensa Libre recalled that the “assets ended up in the hands of the Colombian state because they were acquired with illegal money”.
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The older brother of the extinct capo “lives alone”, published the aforementioned medium. To fend for himself at home, where he takes refuge due to blindness, he receives the support of a national who, like him, embraced cycling in his youth.
Source: Eluniverso
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