6. He Bribed Police Officials
It’s no surprise to think that someone in Pablo Escobar’s position would be bribing officials; it’s something that all powerful men know how to do. He tried to do the very same thing to government officials through his reign as a drug lord.
In 1976, the same year he married his young bride, he was also arrested for drug possession. Luck happened to be on his side that day because he was able to bribe the arresting officers. As soon as the bribe went through the drug possession case collapsed around them.
After that, it was customary for Pablo to bribe people around him. Sometimes it worked in his favor while other times it didn’t. But it worked so many times that it marked the beginning of a habit that stayed the course throughout his criminal career as a drug lord. Pablo learned that cops would turn a blind eye with a little money.
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