Biography And Personality Of Pablo Escobar, The Irreducible Drug Trafficker
The Colombian Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria He was the leader of one of the most powerful criminal organizations that has ever existed.
During the 80s, controlled the drug trafficking business and was the cause of numerous deaths around the globe He spread terror and ordered hundreds of murders and, along the way, made millions of dollars as the Medellín cartel. He came to own mansions, airplanes, a private zoo and even his own army of criminals.
Pablo Escobar was, without a doubt, one of the most well-known and feared criminal personalities; Partly because of the interesting nature of his life, between 2009 and 2012, a series was broadcast based on his life, titled “Pablo Escobar, the patron of evil.”
But… What is the psychological profile of the man known as the “King of Cocaine”? In this article we review the psychological characteristics of this character who died 20 years ago.
Pablo Escobar was born on December 1, 1949 in Colombia She grew up in a lower middle class family in the suburb of Envigado, in the Colombian city of Medellín. As a young man, he could already see his great ambition, constantly repeating to those close to him that he wanted to be the president of Colombia one day. Obviously, his dream was never fulfilled, but his aspirations make it clear that he had a great desire to stand out. Something that he did achieve, although illicitly.
Escobar’s career as a criminal began on the streets, when he began stealing tombstones in cemeteries to sell the marble and earn a few pesos. He also dedicated himself to smuggling tobacco and alcohol, and then brought coca paste from Bolivia and Peru through Ecuador, hiding the merchandise in the tires of trucks. After refining it, he transported it to the United States to sell it. There it would be consumed in the form of cocaine.
The jump to criminal power and his life as a politician
The rise to power in the criminal world of this notorious character occurred in 1975, when he ordered the murder of Fabio Restrepo, one of the great drug traffickers of the time. Escobar takes power in the latter’s criminal organization, expanding his operations. After a while, controls crime in Medellín and is responsible for 80% of the cocaine transported to the United States
Despite the development of his illicit activities, he did not remain anonymous. Escobar adopted the role of caring for the people, and financed improvement plans for the suburbs of Medellín. In this way, he rebuilt a neighborhood of 780 homes for disadvantaged people, and got votes to become deputy mayor of the Medellín City Council.
His obsession with being part of the political scene and of course for the benefit of drug trafficking, Escobar financed several parliamentary and presidential campaigns and tried to get involved in politics. He formed a political group called Civics on the Moveassigned to training New Liberalism. In 1982 he managed to enter congress when he was elected as a substitute deputy for the Antioquian parliamentarian. Now, when the leader of the coalition New Liberalism, Luis Carlos Galan learned of Escobar’s illegal activities, decided to expel him.
“Silver or Lead”, a matter of life or death
Over the years, Escobar made enemies, and his cruelty became evident on hundreds of occasions. His rise in the criminal world was not seen well by honest politicians, police officers or judges, who suffered his evil firsthand. Escobar became known for his phrase “silver or lead,” which meant: “either you pay or you die.”
Generally, if a politician, police officer or judge crossed his path, he would first try to bribe them, and if this did not work, he would order their murder. The exact number of honest people who were victims of this perverse criminal is not known, but there are over a hundred. and there is even talk of thousands of people executed by Escobar’s entourage
The end of Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar, who became one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Colombia by the United States, died on December 2, 1993 at the hands of Colombian security forces. The founder of the Medellín cartel, who was also called “el Patrón”, “el Capo”, “el Duro” and “the Cocaine Czar”, was killed during a “commando-type” operation deployed by military and police forces. when they located their hiding place.
The psychological profile of this famous criminal figure
Pablo is known by many, as his popularity was such that his name crossed the barriers of his native Colombia.
Andres Parra, the actor who played him in the series of his life, stated in an interview with eltiempo.com that “few know the dimension of Pablo Escobar’s evil.” The actor explains to this portal “that his character kept him awake and that he consulted a psychologist to understand it.” But what was this character really like? What are the psychological keys to understanding his cruelty and desire for power?
The keys to your personality
According to a text from the Faculty of Psychology of the López Vallejo University published in 2014, Pablo Escobar was a professional criminal, which is why he dedicated his life to illegal acts and, therefore, was a repeat offender.
His personality leaned towards an egocentric social profile so his behavior pattern was oriented towards ambition, arrogance or exhibitionism.
Related article: “Egocentric personality: 15 characteristic traits”
That is why Pablo Escobar, like other drug traffickers, When he was captured and given the opportunity to appear on social media, he appeared calm and defiant and he made a series of gestures that indicated to his followers that he was still standing by. Pablo Escobar’s desire for notoriety was such that he tried to appear as a business figure alongside politicians, according to the newspaper “Hoy Digital”.
In general, the results of the different investigations carried out on the personality profile of drug traffickers highlight that they usually show an affable appearance, social resentment, disloyalty, aggressive and violent behavior, absence of feelings of guilt, tendency to lie and manipulation, great desire for power, in addition to being vengeful and calculating people.
All these qualities are what Pablo Escobar showed. Furthermore, the article published by the Lopez Vallejo University describes him as an antisocial person. The cause of this type of behavior was the result of both exogenous and endogenous factors. Among the exogenous factors that caused his personality pattern are: poverty, truncated education, the lifestyle in Colombia or the guerrilla. As endogenous factors, their drug addiction or their desire for wealth and power stand out
