Colombia: the new barons of the cocaine

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • Colombia is fashionable. In 2016, it was host to 5 million foreign tourists, twice as many as 3 years previously. The world is falling for “Narcomania”. Pablo Escobar may have been killed by the police 25 years ago, but his memory lives on. Top of the box office: the films and TV series that tell the life story of the Medellin cartel’s boss. Juan Pablo, his eldest son, goes from studio to studio to plug his book. The latest video game hit, “Narcos”, allows you to relive the life of the Medellin cartel’s boss.
    We met a young Frenchman, Jules, a rising DJ and, Christophe, a young Belgian entrepreneur. Like many Europeans, they fell in love with Colombia and decided to settle here. Today, the country is one of the most dynamic in Latin America and one of the least violent since the FARC, which terrorized the country during a 50-year war, signed a peace treaty.
    And yet, Colombia remains the largest producer of cocaine. 34% up on 2015. For two months, we scoured the country in search of what they don’t want to show. In the heart of Medellin, we went looking for the heirs of Pablo Escobar. The “new narcos” are making much more money today than the Medellin cartel’s boss made in his. We met Popeye, Escobar’s former lieutenant, boss of the hitmen. After spending 23 years in jail and claiming 250 murders, he is now free and he’s the new star of Medellin. Everybody wants a selfie with him. We went looking for the narco tours, the secret tourist industry on the trail of Pablo Escobar. We discovered that Roberto, Escobar’s own brother, is making a fortune from Pablo’s image. Colombia is selling its past. We discovered the “Farc Tour”, latest of the tour operators. For €250 per head, you can now have lunch deep in the jungle with a Farc platoon. Finally, we tried to understand why hippopotamuses, African animals, have been introduced into Colombia.
    From Cartagena, the pearl of the Caribbean, to Medellin, the city of eternal spring, via the Choco jungle, a journey into the heart of one of the most astonishing countries in the world.

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  • @Primal_Primat3
    @Primal_Primat3 Před 10 měsíci +150

    "I dont trust my own shadow as it leaves me at night"
    Thats some cold shit......

    • @trustmesonimyourfather9097
      @trustmesonimyourfather9097 Před 7 měsíci +6

      of course its cold, if it were sunny, there would be a shadow.

    • @user-me9ud5ty1c
      @user-me9ud5ty1c Před 7 měsíci +6

      It's an old Punjabi saying

    • @tonyrod4388
      @tonyrod4388 Před 6 měsíci

      you don't read much, do you?

    • @Primal_Primat3
      @Primal_Primat3 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@tonyrod4388 About as much as you I would guess........
      I dunno what about you?

    • @tonyrod4388
      @tonyrod4388 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Primal_Primat3 Send a voice msg, I am illiterate.

  • @MrSoyfenix
    @MrSoyfenix Před 10 měsíci +297

    I am Colombian who lived those hard times, i am part of the " lost generation " 85- 95 i have seeing some of my childhood friends dead, for stupid and pity things, life was sell for a very cheap price and everyone had a chance to get a gun even when you were as young as 10 years old, my uncle was killed by a bomb the cartel planted in a very known bakery in Medellin.
    Escobar was an evil Robin hood, he built neighborhoods for the poorest people then took their kids as soldiers.
    So much blood was spilled for the greed of the politicians who would benefit from these monsters.
    Popeye was a cold blood assassin, who killed even his own girlfriend just to silence her.
    Popeye died few years back, he was send to prison again and died in there of cancer in 2020.
    Some of these images bring sadness and bad memories of those days.

    • @kem1233
      @kem1233 Před 10 měsíci

      now, its mecca of sex tourism, hence massive loads of foreigners flocking to colombia for a orgasm

    • @TwinkieCakey
      @TwinkieCakey Před 10 měsíci +11

      I used to watch Popeye on some documentaries. He was cold blood, he ain't sorry for nothing.
      I'm really sorry to read bad news on your uncle. I hope you can find light in this situation, I am sure it's still on going conflict in Colombia.

    • @kem1233
      @kem1233 Před 10 měsíci

      @@TwinkieCakey that is only guy who openly talk, even popeye only spoke to his own people, NOT TO GRINGOS..
      i keep saying this, these people from latin america, these cartel remembers, they dont talk to americans, they only talk and hang around their own people
      this isnt mafia where mob is talking to singer, and NBA star, nooo..they only friends with famous people in their countries, talk to narco corrido singers or banda singers...

    • @Rubalix
      @Rubalix Před 10 měsíci +4

      🇺🇸❤️ the working people of 🇨🇴

    • @vihreelinja4743
      @vihreelinja4743 Před 9 měsíci

      100% government corruption that enabled Escobar and others like him. The army could have taken Pablo out any time they wanted, but the corrupt officials and generals choose not to.
      They could have also made a deal with Pablo to stop the violence and let him sell drugs or put him in some well paying government position "he did try to run as a president on his own"
      This is why crime is happening in poor countries as the leaders rob the people.
      Welfare countries do not have serious gun and drug problems since they take care of the poor people.

  • @sebastiancaceres7277
    @sebastiancaceres7277 Před 10 měsíci +103

    As a Colombian I feel disgusted by all those people cheering him up like if he was a hero.

    • @pavelmolchanov7156
      @pavelmolchanov7156 Před 9 měsíci

      Yes, this amazed me. I thought people hate criminals

    • @Repomex01
      @Repomex01 Před 5 měsíci +2

      The same was experienced here with Bonnie and Clyde and Al Capone.

    • @ousmanebarry7909
      @ousmanebarry7909 Před 5 měsíci +1

      That’s what they were though growing up and being brainwashed so don’t be mad at them lol but I hear u.

    • @user-rw311
      @user-rw311 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Everyone loves gangsters. It's not that we don't have sympathy for the victims. It's just shows like narcos make us fall in love with these maniacs

    • @AmusedRyan
      @AmusedRyan Před 2 měsíci

      Don't care

  • @nevinbrockett1858
    @nevinbrockett1858 Před 10 měsíci +103

    In the beginning he talks about how he switches cars and apartments all the time, at the end he said he has no apartment, no money, nothing. Guess it’s hard to keep track of all the lies.

  • @terlumunjoseph6779
    @terlumunjoseph6779 Před 11 měsíci +93

    in the end, you achieved nothing but bringing terror and misery to others

    • @visigoth2020
      @visigoth2020 Před 10 měsíci +2

      that is life in every aspect.

    • @Johnny_Boyi
      @Johnny_Boyi Před 6 měsíci

      That’s a achievement.right ?

  • @forgetaboutit192
    @forgetaboutit192 Před 8 měsíci +314

    its shameful how people treat him with so much respect

    • @paugasolina5048
      @paugasolina5048 Před 8 měsíci +26

      truly digusting. this guy have ended dozens of life and they celebrate a murderer

    • @danielhomes7023
      @danielhomes7023 Před 8 měsíci

      @@paugasolina5048 in a documentary about escobar they said the cartel killed 10000

    • @twelveguage1536
      @twelveguage1536 Před 7 měsíci +9

      ​@@paugasolina5048Dozens??! You mean THOUSANDS!!

    • @trustmesonimyourfather9097
      @trustmesonimyourfather9097 Před 7 měsíci +4

      i mean i dont live in that county so im just gonna assume theres something more to his popularity than being the guy who either killed or had in a hand in killing thousands of people.

    • @forgetaboutit192
      @forgetaboutit192 Před 7 měsíci

      because the media romanticized it and made lots of shows and movies about it
      @@trustmesonimyourfather9097

  • @boycem8686
    @boycem8686 Před 10 měsíci +88

    This makes me not want to visit Columbia knowing guys like this are heroes

    • @stevemill8959
      @stevemill8959 Před 10 měsíci +20

      Colombia is a beautiful country. Don’t let that be the reason. the rest of the country hates him. Only the tiny amount of people in that section of Medellin respect him.

    • @Rdizzle512
      @Rdizzle512 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Seriously

    • @StreetSmartMillionaire
      @StreetSmartMillionaire Před 6 měsíci +9

      I have lived in Medellin for 15 years and the old narcos are not respected. The Colombian people are actually a very loving and gentle people. That was the poorest of barrios this was shot in.

    • @ponzo1967
      @ponzo1967 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Kind of like Gotti or Sammy the Bull here.

    • @Newtrader112_
      @Newtrader112_ Před 6 měsíci +7

      I wouldn’t visit Colombia right now anyways. If you are American, it’s not safe to visit Medellín right now.

  • @tommytom5650
    @tommytom5650 Před 10 měsíci +34

    You have to love how half the subtitles don’t even come close to what is actually being said.

  • @primeroot1047
    @primeroot1047 Před 9 měsíci +13

    4:08 I’m I the only one that saw that roach 🪳 chillin on his neck? 😂😂😂

  • @vhanygomes
    @vhanygomes Před 10 měsíci +38

    People claim to love him, but deep in they are scared of him

  • @edgargevorkyan5082
    @edgargevorkyan5082 Před 10 měsíci +96

    Colombia is such a wonderful country with one of the most welcoming people, it always breaks my heart that they have been dealing with drug related violence for many decades

    • @dominicdangelo4801
      @dominicdangelo4801 Před 10 měsíci

      *funded by the CIA

    • @user-pn2ox1pk8k
      @user-pn2ox1pk8k Před 10 měsíci +9

      Why.. they welcome it and respect it

    • @andresyance8154
      @andresyance8154 Před 10 měsíci

      @@user-pn2ox1pk8kmore like a corrupt & immoral government

    • @edgargevorkyan5082
      @edgargevorkyan5082 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@user-pn2ox1pk8khave you been to Colombia? I didn’t see anyone praise drugs and drug lords

    • @jeremygalloway1348
      @jeremygalloway1348 Před 10 měsíci

      I once knew a girl from Bogota in college. If she was a valid rep of Columbian women...I can tell you Columbian women are FREAKS! Supah freaky

  • @paulbrungardt9823
    @paulbrungardt9823 Před 11 měsíci +145

    As a doctor who worked for the California Prison System, Popeye possesses an abhorrent personality common among hard core criminal type. This is secondary to an abusive childhood & poor socialization . Popeye has faulty neurological processing resulting in an anti-social personality.

    • @dealerslicenseops
      @dealerslicenseops Před 10 měsíci

      Not anymore, because he got wacked. TOP TIP: if you are a hitman and get out of prison, move out of town, dye your hair, change your name and have a good cover story. This fool walked around medellin soaking up his fame not realizing there were very wealthy families that had a hit out on him. I heard that first hand from a strata 6 girl. It was just a matter of time for him.

    • @mitimiti59
      @mitimiti59 Před 10 měsíci +9

      Interesting

    • @user-ek7ix1jq9m
      @user-ek7ix1jq9m Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@mitimiti59Its in the bloodstream DNA of those ppl And the got it from them conquistador blood

    • @rustydogrustydog9191
      @rustydogrustydog9191 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Pluto was definitely more the sociopath though!

    • @paulbrungardt9823
      @paulbrungardt9823 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@rustydogrustydog9191 Funny, you rusty dog.

  • @CieloGnzlz91
    @CieloGnzlz91 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Peroooo the way she says "medehleen" 😂😂😂

    • @Super_Stan
      @Super_Stan Před 8 měsíci

      exactly!
      your on my level
      like French its an intoxicating language
      coka
      coka hayeen
      columbyar

  • @danielmcdirty8351
    @danielmcdirty8351 Před 10 měsíci +10

    Popeye was DEFINITELY inlove with himself and his own "legend" ALMOST as much as he was inlove with Escobar
    💯

  • @legionofsentinels
    @legionofsentinels Před 7 měsíci +27

    This guy has a appointment in the lake of 🔥

    • @joeylove777
      @joeylove777 Před 3 měsíci

      Unless he repented for his violent sins o God thoughJesus Christ.

  • @dealerslicenseops
    @dealerslicenseops Před 11 měsíci +422

    Btw, I was friends with a girl there that's parents were killed by Escobar's men. They killed the dad first, the mom tried to run but they got her a few days later. The girl was an infant at the time and her aunt took her and they fled to a farm to hide out. While they glorify this guy, he killed a lot of people and so did his men. Some colombians are NOT celebrating this guy.

    • @stevemill8959
      @stevemill8959 Před 11 měsíci +1

      I’m with a Colombian too, also grew up during that time outside of Medellin. normal people don’t glorify this crap. Dumb Americans do

    • @carlosdemetriolopezhernand5929
      @carlosdemetriolopezhernand5929 Před 11 měsíci +10

      Así Es todavía , Este compa orgulloso En la Calle. Como festejando. 😢

    • @user-iq2ls1eg5g
      @user-iq2ls1eg5g Před 11 měsíci +9

      @Dealerslicenseops..what was the Parent or parents Business with Escobar? . (Are you saying they where just innocent bye standers)

    • @Jonathan.D
      @Jonathan.D Před 10 měsíci +37

      ​@user-iq2ls1eg5g Most of those targeted by them were innocent people. People who refused to be bought off or police officers and their families. If you knew the story about Pablo or if you listened carefully to this video, you would know this. Even though I dislike Pablo I feel it was a huge mistake for the DEA to remove him and the Cali cartel. The storm that followed their departure was so much worse than having them in power. The people in this business are the worst of all humanity. It takes a strong, ruthless person to keep them in line.

    • @dealerslicenseops
      @dealerslicenseops Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@user-iq2ls1eg5g She did not tell me that part. I assume there was some sort of business or interaction as he most likely didn't kill randoms. But she wouldn't know that as she was an infant when it happened and her aunt told her when she was old enough to understand it. She was such a sweet girl too, spoke good english. Last time I saw her she was selling her ass at Llleras park club. When I knew her she wouldn't have considered that.

  • @johnnypena1083
    @johnnypena1083 Před 10 měsíci +31

    He should have never been released from prison.

    • @Denis-cp2zq
      @Denis-cp2zq Před 7 měsíci +1

      He eas a informer for goverment thats why he was relesed

    • @nadmanganianman
      @nadmanganianman Před 6 měsíci

      ⁠@@Denis-cp2zqsimilarly to Sammy the Bull in US. He is also out bragging about his past life. I believe any gov striking deals with killers is foul and should not be happening. People who killed need to be punished. There should not be a legal way for a convicted killer to walk free

    • @franklindecuba350
      @franklindecuba350 Před 3 měsíci

      Oh come on.....

  • @ChildhoodConsoles
    @ChildhoodConsoles Před 10 měsíci +17

    And that’s why Colombian movies and shows are so good

    • @masedogg98
      @masedogg98 Před 9 měsíci

      I know I’ve been trying to find someone to finish watching the rest of the second el cartel series lol Colombia has gems

  • @MjoePta
    @MjoePta Před 11 měsíci +58

    only thing i didnt like about this guy is that he still thought Pablo was everything especially after what they did together and secondly he seems to be proud of all the wrongdoings he did back then... he never seemed show any remorse for the people that were murdered by them and worst part many innocent people died

    • @carlosdemetriolopezhernand5929
      @carlosdemetriolopezhernand5929 Před 11 měsíci +8

      Así Es Amigo, Estupidamente ,Todavía Recordandolo como un Dios . Murieron Niños , Ancianos y muchisima gente Inocente. Este compa popeye nunca debió. Haber Salido de una carcel.

    • @MjoePta
      @MjoePta Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@carlosdemetriolopezhernand5929 Well atleast he is dead now.... apparently he had cancer and in January 2020 he was told by doctors he would live for few months but then he died in February 2020

    • @dealerslicenseops
      @dealerslicenseops Před 10 měsíci +1

      I also wanted to add, per my post above- my Strata 1 friends in Medellin adore escobar. He paid off a lot of mortgages, paid for soccer fields, stadiums, libraries, and services for the people. Whether he really cared about them or he was just insulating himself by buying their loyalty, he was a very smart man. One of my good friends there's father was Escobar's fleet mechanic.

    • @MjoePta
      @MjoePta Před 10 měsíci

      @@dealerslicenseops quite common for druglords to try to do good to the community so that they can gain their trust/loyalty and this would even make more sense for Pablo cause he wanted to get in politics....

    • @21stCenturyTemplar.
      @21stCenturyTemplar. Před 10 měsíci +2

      It's called Nostalgia, most people only remember the good things of the past, especially when they're getting older.

  • @briannakisisa5636
    @briannakisisa5636 Před 10 měsíci +16

    Tbis guy is funny without trying, "I dont trust my own shadow because it leaves me at night."

    • @Eeee-z8y
      @Eeee-z8y Před 10 měsíci +1

      Lllol,truth,but more interesting to me is how he managed to do all he says to survive without a substantial amount of money,yet here he is saying he doesn't have much and waring cheap clothing.

    • @Eeee-z8y
      @Eeee-z8y Před 10 měsíci +1

      Bit contradictory right?

  • @fr7399
    @fr7399 Před 7 měsíci +12

    I went to bogota recently and I love Colombia. It is one of my favorite countries. I am going back in June. I felt safe and the Colombians are so nice and friendly. I made friends at my hotel there even though some did not speak English we used google translate to talk. They took me out and kept me safe the whole time I was there. Beautiful people beautiful country.

    • @Fun-Maker-1
      @Fun-Maker-1 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Cool ❤ 🤜🤛

    • @duncanferguson8216
      @duncanferguson8216 Před 5 měsíci +2

      That is the culture. But, it does not mean that they are you friends. Remember that.

    • @fr7399
      @fr7399 Před 5 měsíci

      @@duncanferguson8216actually we still keep in touch even over many months….maybe you had a different experience than me….mine was excellent…and not every single person will experience what you have and vice versa.

  • @Killuminati23
    @Killuminati23 Před 10 měsíci +10

    19:47 they made him wear a life jacket on the boat but no helmet on the bike, very good risk assessment.

    • @petrhorak3268
      @petrhorak3268 Před 10 měsíci +3

      There was nothing to protect in his head.

  • @user-zv8gd3jl7q
    @user-zv8gd3jl7q Před 10 měsíci +7

    Man that bug it was on him and he didnt even flinch now I know he’s real 😎👍🪳

  • @AmusedRyan
    @AmusedRyan Před 2 měsíci +2

    A person's own conscience punishes him/her. Even the cynical can go unpunished if they don't have even the slightest sense of guilt.

  • @mikerizzyraw
    @mikerizzyraw Před 10 měsíci +6

    Awesome.. This must be why the cocaine I’m getting is so pure now. Thank you for increasing the purity and removing those weird de-worming cuts. Americans have been complaining for decades about the trash coke you people push -but you have redeemed yourselves.

    • @donny9078
      @donny9078 Před 5 měsíci

      They send pure cocaine, it only gets stepped on when it hits the states.

  • @williamblack5749
    @williamblack5749 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I live in Medellin and love it. DO NOT wear an Escobar t shirt here. The wonderful people that make up this great city have long buried him and his sick legacy.

  • @johnwilliams7600
    @johnwilliams7600 Před 11 měsíci +55

    The presenter should have been taught how to pronounce Medellin.

  • @Welato30
    @Welato30 Před 11 měsíci +60

    As long as the world is unfair, mafias will never end. Either you provide justice or someone will create their own justice.

    • @CarsCatAliens
      @CarsCatAliens Před 10 měsíci

      Our governments are the most powerful mafias/gangs of all

    • @diggie9598
      @diggie9598 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Life is not fair. Never was and never will be.

    • @adoe2305
      @adoe2305 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Life is unfair

    • @fauj7860
      @fauj7860 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@diggie9598that is not a justification

    • @trevorn9288
      @trevorn9288 Před 9 měsíci

      What justice did they create? This is they mentality of a self-absorbed person who refuses to grow up. Yes, governments will not always be there to take money from others and give to those who's parents were too careless to prepare before having children. And yes, there will always be corruption and mistreatment of innocent citizens from governments. Victimizing other innocent citizens doesn't make that problem go away. Mafias make an unfair world even more unfair.

  • @homatsuzurita9795
    @homatsuzurita9795 Před 11 měsíci +19

    What I don't like about this documentaries is that they don't make precise translations and even omit what is actually being spoken.

    • @CarsCatAliens
      @CarsCatAliens Před 10 měsíci +3

      I noticed that too... I don't speak fluent Spanish, however I understand way more than I can speak.. The translations were close, but not always complete word for word

    • @renemagana9123
      @renemagana9123 Před 10 měsíci

      Good enough for you buddy 😅

    • @renemagana9123
      @renemagana9123 Před 10 měsíci +1

      There's only two hypothesis neither you guys don't don't speak fluent neither language I speak both equally so para mi es muy correcta la traduccion 😅😅

    • @homatsuzurita9795
      @homatsuzurita9795 Před 10 měsíci

      @@renemagana9123 you're deaf then. There's several times that they added the word fuck etc and the don't say any bad word at all. Sé castellano antes de que tu gente siquiera supiese de ello.

  • @brandonsoal-bo5fl
    @brandonsoal-bo5fl Před 10 měsíci +54

    The Medellin cartel truly were ahead of their time

    • @cattigan71
      @cattigan71 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Still are just gave the heat and trouble to Mexican cartels.

    • @masedogg98
      @masedogg98 Před 9 měsíci

      @@cattigan71shhhh we have a real solid second chance here we’re staying out of politics this time lol

  • @samuelsakayi364
    @samuelsakayi364 Před 10 měsíci +33

    Very sad 😢 that the man is even proud of his gruesome acts of violence and murder.

  • @Merih98614
    @Merih98614 Před 11 měsíci +205

    "In 2018 he returned to prison on extortion charges and a subsequent conviction and in 2020 died while incarcerated."
    Now, Knowing this in mind and listening to him in this interview, makes it even more abhorrent and disgusting both to him as a person and the justice system that went after him for so long. Justice was not made for the victims' families by his country's justice system but truth took care of it anyway. He was never repentant truly at all.

    • @oneflyguy1949
      @oneflyguy1949 Před 10 měsíci +11

      leopard doesn't change its spots

    • @niallcollins1952
      @niallcollins1952 Před 10 měsíci

      😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😢😮😅😅😊😊

    • @erikfreezer6282
      @erikfreezer6282 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @ OP
      Thanks for sharing the facts!

    • @marcoscardoso1171
      @marcoscardoso1171 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Me parece que não se arrependeu Pero final lastimável

    • @ChrisJaystonedfree
      @ChrisJaystonedfree Před 10 měsíci +23

      Its truly sickening that justice was not served, however looking at the public and how well he is admired, you got to blame society at large.

  • @tristonhinds1659
    @tristonhinds1659 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I am from Jamaica an he is like one of our living legend Christopher dudus coke... get the name an watch my history in jamaica 🇯🇲

  • @PUREFAMGAMING
    @PUREFAMGAMING Před 10 měsíci +19

    A desperate man with nothing to lose. That's Dangerous.

  • @SteveBetancur
    @SteveBetancur Před 3 měsíci +1

    Me as a Colombian I was there in the 80s and early 90s in medellin I wondered why we kept leaving Colombia back to the states but now know Escobar ruined my families restaurant and there is no insurance for terrorism there my family lost it all

  • @gazicianotaishy
    @gazicianotaishy Před 10 měsíci +6

    The 80s was the best... ill give anything to go back 😢

  • @josericardo3097
    @josericardo3097 Před 10 měsíci +29

    Only in a country like colombia a guy like this can walk free in public after doing all those terrible unspeakable crimes the country doesn’t have death penalty or life sentences this goes against the government interest the less people in jail the more money the politicians will have

    • @steveanton763
      @steveanton763 Před 9 měsíci +4

      In the U.S in the 90s the New York Mafia was taken down by use of the RICO act. So everyone including the hit men were charged with racquetering etc not the multiple murders they committed or ordered. They mostly were given sentences that have run their course and now have Podcasts and give interviews.
      I can think of 4 other examples off the top of my head. This is a thing that happens in many countries.

    • @steveanton763
      @steveanton763 Před 9 měsíci +2

      How does less people in jail lead to politicians having more money? Do you mean it saves money? How is that a bad thing?
      Have you ever looked at the actual costs of these things?
      I've heard that US private prisons charge something ridiculous like 80 thousand a year for each prisoner. Their profit margin comes from every dollar less they spend on things like decent food, education, rehabilitation,drug and alcohol courses, job training, education, healthcare etc. all things that undeniably save the state money in the long run.

    • @DeezNotzz
      @DeezNotzz Před 9 měsíci

      Stfu 😂 goofy like you has no idea what it was to grow up in a place like that during those times

    • @davidcahill4670
      @davidcahill4670 Před 9 měsíci

      Because they weren't convicted of murder, only less serious charges of mostly financial crimes. Colombia has the world's most prolific serial killers, and some of them are alive and actual involved in politics. Only in colombia could you strangle as many as 300 girls to death and then try to run for mayor. @@steveanton763

    • @youngnuk88
      @youngnuk88 Před 8 měsíci

      @@steveanton76340K for each inmate unless it went up but your right it's around that price range

  • @richardraymond9108
    @richardraymond9108 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Maybe oughta start thinking about legalizing cocaine in the US. How many politicians, influencers have NOT used it

    • @stevemill8959
      @stevemill8959 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Yeaaa great idea have a bunch of drug addicts on the road driving,

    • @ct1762
      @ct1762 Před 10 měsíci

      @@stevemill8959 lol its been proven when you make something legal it LESSENS the amount of addicts, destroys the black market, and makes the drugs much safer as they are tested and only approved pharma-grade sold. its your attitude that keeps this drug war going based on evidence to the contrary. study alcohol prohibition and how much we consumed during and after. further proves my point.

    • @johnsecord8539
      @johnsecord8539 Před 10 měsíci

      @@stevemill8959. How stupid are u. Their already driving around all the time. U think someone who’s doing drugs says I better not drive to go meet my dealer right now because I’m high and getting low on supplies. U live in fantasy land

    • @Agencetourix
      @Agencetourix Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@stevemill8959 Driving under the influence isn't legal anywhere. What is your point?

  • @Brando-UK
    @Brando-UK Před 10 měsíci +15

    How did this dude ever get out of prison?

  • @MarcPagan
    @MarcPagan Před 11 měsíci +12

    Lesson:
    Making vices illegal, kills.
    Fight crime, legalize drugs.
    All of them.

    • @dtiebel9794
      @dtiebel9794 Před 11 měsíci

      Worked great in Kensington didn't it

    • @johan8724
      @johan8724 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@dtiebel9794 legalize it and tax it like they did with tobacco and alcohol. Maybe the quality gets better then in stead of being laced with fentanyl.

    • @lewiskunst1089
      @lewiskunst1089 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@dtiebel9794no idea 😢

    • @jt3963
      @jt3963 Před 7 měsíci

      @@dtiebel9794Drugs are still sold by organized criminals. Government have to sell pharmaceutical grade and safer drugs. It will not stop as long as drugs are sold by criminals.

  • @mosab7
    @mosab7 Před 11 měsíci +58

    He died 3 years ago!

  • @MiC-T
    @MiC-T Před 8 měsíci +15

    I have been in Colombia twice in the past year and a half and am going in 3 weeks again. It is wild, can be dangerous if you think it's Disneyland, but felt safer than many parts of California. Not once did I see or hear any mention of Escobar in Cartagena, Barranquilla, or Santa Marta. Colombia is so much more than that. The people are beautiful in every way. Many Venezuelans nopw and they are also beautiful human beings. I LOVE Colombia!

    • @danielhomes7023
      @danielhomes7023 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Hey. I plan first time this year going to columbia. Traveling with my gf. Do you have some "need to go places" for us. Some reconmantations. Would be nice. Greetz, Daniel from Germany

    • @Mahdi-uh9yh
      @Mahdi-uh9yh Před 8 měsíci

      Colombians aren't into worshipping idols as much as Mexicans. The more compound the ignorance the more idol worship. Had it been in Mexico, they'd be worshipping him still, decades later.

    • @dadstent
      @dadstent Před 7 měsíci +1

      Oh you didn't hear people talking about him? Maybe that's cause he's been dead for 20 years genius

  • @mabrenz_n5391
    @mabrenz_n5391 Před 10 měsíci +5

    These are the guy's who would have known were the treasures are buried. Kept it for themselves until they died.

  • @benchippy8039
    @benchippy8039 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Imagine how many people would still be alive if drugs were legalised- don’t get me wrong, drugs kill people and destroy lives, communities and also raise crime but not on the same scale the illegal trade in drugs does… in my opinion

    • @lewiskunst1089
      @lewiskunst1089 Před 10 měsíci +3

      100% I couldn't say that better then You. So thank You for pointing ☝️ 😊☝️ this out to ppl

    • @benchippy8039
      @benchippy8039 Před 10 měsíci

      @@lewiskunst1089 controlling what we can or can’t put in our bodies and restricting what people are allowed to grow, make or sell is one of the worse ways they limit our rights as free people. I suppose it leads to all the right people being killed and destroyed (in their opinion!!)

    • @user-sx5gl9cu9s
      @user-sx5gl9cu9s Před 6 měsíci

      Overpopulation

  • @mechanical_voice
    @mechanical_voice Před 10 měsíci +24

    Crime is easy. Living a decent life is a challenge.

  • @darioammendola3724
    @darioammendola3724 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Loyalty is the only thing that I admire in this Moster!

  • @kevwills858
    @kevwills858 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Love the ending ..
    from a man who never had to work a day in his life ...

  • @allenhill1223
    @allenhill1223 Před 11 měsíci +17

    Wow he's still young. So when he was working with Pablo he must have been a teenager😮

    • @davidmellish3295
      @davidmellish3295 Před 10 měsíci +3

      He's 55 here and Pablo had been dead 25 years so he was 30 when Escobar died

    • @Godplansnow2024
      @Godplansnow2024 Před 10 měsíci

      Younger

    • @davidmellish3295
      @davidmellish3295 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@Godplansnow2024 if he wasn't 30 then he must have been 29. He's 55 in this and it even says that Pablo has been dead 25 years,so that makes him either 29 or 30 at the time of Pablo's death

    • @HKBLUE70THSTRSIXOWE
      @HKBLUE70THSTRSIXOWE Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@davidmellish3295he's dead. He died in 2020

    • @davidmellish3295
      @davidmellish3295 Před 10 měsíci

      @tinysixowe I know that he's dead,what's that got to do with how old he was when he made this and his age when he started working for Pablo?
      When this was filmed he was 55 and Escobar had been dead 25 years so that made him either 29 or 30 ,depending on when his birthday was.
      The original comment said that he must have been a teenager when he was working for Pablo,so u was explaining to them his age at the time of Pablo's death.

  • @sigihernandez8532
    @sigihernandez8532 Před 10 měsíci +2

    4:08 no one saw the insect 🐜 😂 no one told him i wish i saw his reaction to it maybe he would have been scare that would have been funny af

  • @francoroberti6702
    @francoroberti6702 Před 10 měsíci +4

    That's why we need more people like BUKELE President of EL SALVADOR ❤

  • @CedricSmith-un6vm
    @CedricSmith-un6vm Před 8 měsíci +2

    Senor Escobar was right about cocaine being less strong and less addictive, their is always going to be people to take advantage.

    • @Super_Stan
      @Super_Stan Před 8 měsíci +1

      its 2 fold, or even 3
      people get used to it
      they cut it
      and then on top of that, people get addicted to what they cut it with
      savage
      theres no nice freindly dealer like will ferrell in other guys

  • @Johnjones0151
    @Johnjones0151 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Once new a fisherman who found a bale off cocaine he never had to go fishing again used to hav jam jars at partys and give it away to this day no one has found his stash apart from when his wife gave a set off golf clubs to a charity shop and 10 bricks off it was found but he had died no further charges

  • @nevinbrockett1858
    @nevinbrockett1858 Před 10 měsíci +4

    His angel tells him be careful because there are cameras and he’s on parole.

  • @bannerzone_UK
    @bannerzone_UK Před 11 měsíci +11

    I've watched this documentary so many times!!

  • @ThePremel
    @ThePremel Před 10 měsíci +1

    Why is this guy STILL Alive ?????😱😒😖🤔🙄🤨😠😡🤬

  • @robertsine8812
    @robertsine8812 Před 10 měsíci +12

    The definition of a narcissist.

  • @diipadaaba4176
    @diipadaaba4176 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This killer almost got away from many crimes, but at least his tomb is in prison instead of Medellin,

  • @a8f235
    @a8f235 Před 10 měsíci +17

    My first reaction is that these people must still think he would kill them if they show anything but gratitude for him being present. Pretty sad to see people taking selfies with him.
    Just hearing someone openly talking about having killed 250 people is so revolting, and he talkes about it as if it's nothing.

    • @a8f235
      @a8f235 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @user-fn7zw7wt4j Honoring anyone who has killed 250 people while being aware that he actually has done it, means you are acting in fear because you know it wouldn't mean anything to him to pop person 251. It's just a number to him.
      You're talking about prestige and power, and in his case what has that come from...? These people are terrified and act out of fear because they just try to do what they assume is expected. You got to understand what he represents, because prestige and power has not been taken out of thin air..

    • @a8f235
      @a8f235 Před 10 měsíci

      @user-fn7zw7wt4j They are vain people who care more about what other people think of them than what they think about themself, and that's why they want to be perceived as tough because they snapped a selfie with a killer. That is also an act driven by fear.
      They are afraid of what other people think so they try to impress with idiocy by approaching someone they fear.
      They still would rather approach him and show gratitude than openly ignore him, because you got to understand that these are just random interactions on the street and no planned event. All kickstarted out of fear...

    • @weewoomemes
      @weewoomemes Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@a8f235people honor us soldiers....

    • @ousmanebarry7909
      @ousmanebarry7909 Před 5 měsíci

      Man can yall be quiet please🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @fkglobalize8875
    @fkglobalize8875 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I just made a comment but didn't know that he was dead already. It doesn't change my mind.May he rest in peace now.

  • @MrTorrence69
    @MrTorrence69 Před 10 měsíci +5

    How can u show respect to a murderer or is it because of fear they do it

    • @NigelKent-wg8ui
      @NigelKent-wg8ui Před 10 měsíci

      No its not fear the cartels create jobs for the poor simple as that

    • @visigoth2020
      @visigoth2020 Před 10 měsíci

      because no one cares, it was not their love one who die. life continues.

  • @jamessharpe6699
    @jamessharpe6699 Před 11 měsíci +25

    Well everyone of them should be fired because for the last 20 years the quality of cocaine has been so terrible I don't even know anyone that does it anymore! Your greed is going to lead to you going back to being a fruit picker

    • @Astrohhh
      @Astrohhh Před 11 měsíci +5

      1000%, every time I get coke I instantly regret it. It's cut with so much bullshit.

    • @Dude0000
      @Dude0000 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Same. I didn’t quit drugs, drugs quit me. Over 80% purity in the 90’s to less than 20% 15-20 years later, and from what I hear, maybe 10% now.

    • @grantwelstead6809
      @grantwelstead6809 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I am OK in Spain...
      40e. For weighed gm of rock...
      Or can have the powder that makes the rock...
      Its 96%. Return when cooked...
      I travel inland ,,lived here 23 year's...
      My town you pay 50e street cut gm..
      Or know who has inland stuff but pay 80e gm...

    • @grantwelstead6809
      @grantwelstead6809 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Medellin street stuff is pure...
      2,500/3,000$...kg....

    • @grantwelstead6809
      @grantwelstead6809 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@Astrohhh come out to Spain if you UK...90e return flight... 40e weighed gm rock...I'm Javea Alicante Spain... 1 hour 20mins inland...

  • @user-pu4wj3iy7d
    @user-pu4wj3iy7d Před 10 měsíci +2

    This is regurgitated stuff: I saw this documentary like 5 years ago? Why is said days old?

  • @zentynela
    @zentynela Před 9 měsíci +3

    Sólo faltan subtitular en español y/o no doblar al inglés los diálogos en español por favor 😅

  • @sharkydanstan2987
    @sharkydanstan2987 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Nice documentary

  • @Beboo69
    @Beboo69 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I got a Popeyes commercial while watching this 😂

    • @Super_Stan
      @Super_Stan Před 8 měsíci

      just like coke, once you pop you cant stop

  • @jjdd912
    @jjdd912 Před 10 měsíci +3

    he returned to jail in 2018 for some extortion charges and then died from cancer in 2020, he was quite famous youtuber in Colombia.

  • @bogota83
    @bogota83 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I was adopted from Bogota when I was 3 months old. 🇨🇴✊🏽

  • @user-zr7gs6ld7o
    @user-zr7gs6ld7o Před 9 měsíci

    I don’t even want to read the comments I’m not, but the narrator is talking over!

  • @aliosman1406
    @aliosman1406 Před 10 měsíci +17

    Rip innocent people

  • @alexgichuki8732
    @alexgichuki8732 Před 10 měsíci +1

    THANK YOU GOD FOR MAKING ME WIN 🙏🙏🙏😁😁😁🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇💯💯💯

  • @lol-inc
    @lol-inc Před 10 měsíci +8

    He gave up several times during this interview that he was very much into crime after leaving prison...

  • @dbz2707
    @dbz2707 Před 9 měsíci +1

    " I don't even trust my own shadow because it abandons me at night "

  • @joncotn
    @joncotn Před 10 měsíci +3

    Ironically strange that they’re all god fearing folk

  • @charlesr.5718
    @charlesr.5718 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Popeye is not rotting in hell alongside Pablo.
    Hope Colombians live more peacefully now

  • @SiyabongaButhelezi-lf3xo
    @SiyabongaButhelezi-lf3xo Před 10 měsíci +3

    Man like this never repent till they go to the grave...i had a friend just like him killing was just an ordinary walk to buy bread...

  • @ok35938
    @ok35938 Před 9 měsíci +1

    أشكر الله على نعمة الاسلام ، فالقاتل لدينا يقتل ولايسجن ، ولن نرى مثل هذا يتفاخر بالقتل .

  • @punishthecorruption7682
    @punishthecorruption7682 Před 11 měsíci +6

    These people work for the American government. Rich people love drugs especially cocaine.

    • @oscarellis2563
      @oscarellis2563 Před 10 měsíci

      Bidens 🤔🎯

    • @punishthecorruption7682
      @punishthecorruption7682 Před 10 měsíci

      @@oscarellis2563more like don Jr but nice try MAGA lowlife. 🍊🤡 on J6 is worse then anything Biden has done.

    • @ludvikwilliamsen6140
      @ludvikwilliamsen6140 Před 10 měsíci

      I mean if you can have parties all night, with girls and alcohol and need to have energy to not fall asleep and then wake up and do important stuff. Alot of people would try or do coke, especially if they have the money to pay for it.

  • @wayno23
    @wayno23 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Didn't see one can of spinach 🤔💪

  • @fkglobalize8875
    @fkglobalize8875 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Un Tío sincero no es un hipócrita como la gran mayoría de la gente de hoy. A mi me cae muy bien gente como el. Tuviera yo amigos así en el día de hoy para seguir adelante neste país de miérda. Que le vaya bien 👍

    • @Rdizzle512
      @Rdizzle512 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Estas loco, ese es un monstro no una persona sensiya

  • @dontknow2949
    @dontknow2949 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I can't believe some of those people said respect him. This guy? Is the a devil.he's a devil?

  • @robertunchester1413
    @robertunchester1413 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Dude gives strong Lalo vibes 😂

    • @dontwatchface7589
      @dontwatchface7589 Před 7 měsíci

      I’m literally watching better call Saul right now in the background while watching this 😂

    • @user-ze3lk1ov5b
      @user-ze3lk1ov5b Před 2 měsíci

      Not really,with this guy you can actually believe that he is involved in something but Lalo not so much

  • @slim_jojo
    @slim_jojo Před 10 měsíci +4

    This story been told, all you did was copy or plagiarize another channel smh 👎

  • @SE-dc4vc
    @SE-dc4vc Před 10 měsíci +1

    FAKE TITLE
    This video doesnt contains as what its labeled

  • @sopijov
    @sopijov Před 10 měsíci +3

    He Was not the boss of the sicario that was pinina, and the most crazy was el topo , there is one guy still alive name candonga he is in Europe

  • @aashishkc4078
    @aashishkc4078 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I dont even trust my own shadow
    As it disappears at night 43:19

  • @CarsCatAliens
    @CarsCatAliens Před 10 měsíci +57

    Some see a killer with no regrets. Me,.I see a man who screams and has nightmares every night. A man whom has nothing else to be proud about. A sad,broken man trying to live and visit in a time that no longer exists... May he find peace one day

    • @deceio
      @deceio Před 10 měsíci +13

      He's already dead and for sure in hell now. Died 2020

    • @dealerslicenseops
      @dealerslicenseops Před 10 měsíci +5

      Once you have seen a certain level of violence you never sleep right again. People think violence is cool until you can see the faces of the people you've hurt in your nightmares.

    • @CarsCatAliens
      @CarsCatAliens Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@dealerslicenseopsKarma my friend, Karma. Im not so sure anyone can witness something horrific and see it in their head or dreams

    • @yrntmoney3745
      @yrntmoney3745 Před 10 měsíci

      @@dealerslicenseopsyou really don’t see there faces who told you that 😂😂😂

    • @abdulhadisalk8435
      @abdulhadisalk8435 Před 10 měsíci

      Definitely. This comment touched me very much man.

  • @paulharrison4739
    @paulharrison4739 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Absolutely ruthless 😂

  • @CarsCatAliens
    @CarsCatAliens Před 10 měsíci +24

    I remember quite clearly the day Pablo was killed. The images from the rooftop and all... I was 10, I remember feeling a sadness. I guess that says something about me, or said something about me. I knew Escobar was labeled a bad man, but He was glorified so much, and sensationalized that he seemed like a hero in a way . A legend for sure. To this day he is still legendary. What kind of a legand he is, is ones own view.

    • @wiamtheron9467
      @wiamtheron9467 Před 10 měsíci

      Respect

    • @dealerslicenseops
      @dealerslicenseops Před 10 měsíci +1

      My strata 1 friends were shown the show "Narcos". They know right where it was filmed. They are fascinated by it. They were also very upset with our DEA agents posing with a dead Escobar like he was a trophy animal they just killed. Not saying anyone was right or wrong or right, that was what they thought of it.

    • @user-ek7ix1jq9m
      @user-ek7ix1jq9m Před 10 měsíci

      ❤ $☠️😎$❤👌

    • @BostonsF1nest
      @BostonsF1nest Před 10 měsíci +5

      I generally don’t vilify cartel bosses but Pablo did kill thousands of innocent ppl lol. Quite literally blew a plane out of the sky

    • @user-qd3qt9jx7d
      @user-qd3qt9jx7d Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@dealerslicenseopsHe was way worse than animal, a selfie is nothing compared to his deeds.

  • @leonhilburn3099
    @leonhilburn3099 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It cracks me up how people think Popeye is someone to look up to. Can you imagine being that lost as a person that’s your idol?? Damn how embarrassing.

  • @TriggR
    @TriggR Před 8 měsíci +4

    This was an amazing interview I've always been intrigued by Escobar he was pretty smart and there whole organization was , in today's world im sure it's furore difficult to run things like they were and get away with it all because of cameras and such but then again they probably don't care either, I've always wanted to go to Colombia, I watch a irl streamer go there recently and it is beautiful and beautiful culture

  • @kdubllu
    @kdubllu Před 10 měsíci +1

    Lose the English translator, it’s nice to listen to his real voice even if I don’t understand the language

    • @Agencetourix
      @Agencetourix Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah, there was subtitles already, so why bother with the dub too...

  • @alcidesrojassolis1937
    @alcidesrojassolis1937 Před 10 měsíci +29

    Es increíble cómo en Colombia, México y ahora Ecuador mucha gente admira y quiere convivir con la mafia de drogas y otros vicios. Novelas, películas etc de esos países se puede ver q hasta los productores de tv y películas están envenenados o comprados por mafiosos.

    • @citygent4634
      @citygent4634 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Es que los mas ignorantes son demasiado facil de engañar. Gente de principios existen y no se bajan fácilmente. Hay mucha ignorancia. Mi Tío fue dueño de un club nocturno en Chicago y lo ofrecieron un grande maletin lleno de 100s por operar abiertamente en su club el no se dejo comprar en los 1980s hasta hoy en dia ayudado a muchas gentes arreglar sus papeles legales y comprar casas y puede caminar con su frente en alto. El es de Quito Ecuador. El aprendio bien de sus padres la diferencia del trabajo y conducto honorable y las mafias y bajos morales. El fue y es un buen ejemplo en nuestra familia.

    • @simhess9720
      @simhess9720 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Do you realize that they have been cultivating, growing and chewing on Coca leaves for thousands of years. Just because not everybody should do it, doesn't mean that the people who started *cultivating* the stuff in the first place are ever going to stop. Who are you to judge?

    • @teoth.5092
      @teoth.5092 Před 10 měsíci

      @@simhess9720 there its a huge difference between coca leaves and a high production of a tough drug with its handle by blood and poor development of the younger population

    • @dannytaveras1521
      @dannytaveras1521 Před 10 měsíci

      Compas moral roto

    • @pajarovago2283
      @pajarovago2283 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Hollywood ama revivir esto junto con netflix

  • @sis.555
    @sis.555 Před 7 měsíci

    Watching from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @eliasamin7076
    @eliasamin7076 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Beautiful story.Thump's up

  • @nchellcatbadboy3625
    @nchellcatbadboy3625 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Remembering men that killed people for money and power. JESUS died for us and we forgot and ignore his love everyday 💔

  • @DavidLopez-vc2tf
    @DavidLopez-vc2tf Před 10 měsíci +11

    Imagine if they gave him a chance, “police or army” how things would of been different, crazy because ge would of made one of the best cops or gov service in Colombia.

  • @FelinoArrecho
    @FelinoArrecho Před 10 měsíci +2

    You guys did a HORRIBLE job on INTERPRETING what he said.. !!!!
    You couldn’t even PRONOUNCE the name of the CITY CORRECTLY!!!

  • @Jerryford2019
    @Jerryford2019 Před 10 měsíci +3

    It turns out Popeye was more like a servant. he was a low rank servant. That's what people that knew him and worked with him.😂

    • @BOOM-js4wd
      @BOOM-js4wd Před 10 měsíci

      No low rank is always beside you

    • @stevemill8959
      @stevemill8959 Před 10 měsíci

      F’ing guy didn’t even make narcos that says everything 🤣🤣🤣🤣 loser

    • @weewoomemes
      @weewoomemes Před 9 měsíci

      Lmao popeye was always by pablos side he is one his top hitmen

    • @tanagunda1368
      @tanagunda1368 Před 8 měsíci

      Nah he was at the top

  • @koolohinde
    @koolohinde Před měsícem

    On February 6, 2020, John Jairo Velásquez, known as "Popeye," passed away at the age of 57. Colombia's National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC) confirmed his death. Velásquez had been hospitalized for over a month due to stomach cancer.

  • @peterliggett5233
    @peterliggett5233 Před 10 měsíci +3

    All this death and violence could have been prevented and still can be curtailed if cocaine were legalized
    This drug is society wise, was about as harmful as alcohol, and far less dangerous than heroin or fentanyl

    • @stevemill8959
      @stevemill8959 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Ha! Yea like marijuana huh? Don’t you people realize the street dealers will always sell it half price than in the pharmacy. No tax’s, or regulations= half price

    • @peterliggett5233
      @peterliggett5233 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@stevemill8959 you are right but alcohol in some states is also bootlegged and so are cigarettes , you just have to live with it.Again legalizing coke is the better option out of worse options.

    • @R-vl9ue
      @R-vl9ue Před 9 měsíci

      According to the MI5 MI6 David Cornwall who also was a famous Author...The bank's need drug and laundered money!
      Yes the world is one big corrupt Cartell!