“Narcos” (drug traffickers) are criminals who risk their own lives to manufacture and distribute drugs and thus obtain large profits, to the point where many of them end up being multimillionaires.
Throughout history, and especially in the 20th century, the appearance of emblematic drug traffickers such as Pablo Escobar or “El Chapo” Guzmán made these criminals an object of study. Thus, different series and television programs told of their incredible lives and their desire for wealth and power.
We have forgotten an interesting famous phrase or quote from a famous drug trafficker, do not hesitate to include it in the comments section.
1. The drug trafficking business is not going to end because with the passage of time there are more of us, and this will never stop. (Chapo Guzman)
The criminal business, unfortunately, has no signs of stopping in the short term.
2. I know that one day I am going to die, but I hope it is from natural causes. (Chapo Guzman)
About the possibility of being killed by other gangs or by the police.
3. I never did anything to induce the public to use more drugs. People, in a way, want to know what it feels like or what tastes are like. And then the addiction gets bigger. (Chapo Guzman)
About why people get addicted.
4. For being free, then happy, because freedom is very beautiful. (Chapo Guzman)
After years behind bars, El Chapo congratulated himself on his freedom.
5. From when I started in the drug trafficking business until now there has been a big difference. Nowadays there are a lot of drugs, but back then, the only ones we knew about were marijuana and poppy. (Chapo Guzman)
The industry has become more complex to meet consumer expectations.
6. For me it is normal because I have been taking care of myself for some years in certain cities, and no, I do not feel anything that hurts my health or my mind. I feel good. (Chapo Guzman)
About your health.
7. The day I no longer exist will not diminish drug trafficking. (Chapo Guzman)
When El Chapo dies, someone else will take his place and the business will continue to exist.
8. What I see and know is that everything remains the same, it has not decreased, it has not increased. (Chapo Guzman)
About the rise of drug use despite his incarceration.
9. Partly it is because some people grow up with problems and some envy or some information that they give against the person. That’s what creates violence. (Chapo Guzman)
The origins of violence, in childhood itself, according to El Chapo.
10. I have not used drugs for the last 20 years. (Chapo Guzman)
To be a good drug dealer you can’t consume.
11. I supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana than anyone else in the world. I have a fleet of submarines, planes, trucks and ships. (Chapo Guzman)
Flaunting its incredible logistics and infrastructure.
12. What I do is defend myself, but never go looking for problems. (Chapo Guzman)
This is Guzmán’s vision of his criminal stage.
13. No, sir, not at all, because the people who are dedicated to this activity do not depend on me. (Chapo Guzman)
Talking about the dealers.
14. I hope that when I die it is not from a gunshot to the neck. (Chapo Guzman)
A terrible way to pray for a peaceful death.
15. Silver or lead. (Pablo Escobar)
Famous phrase by Pablo Escobar with which he gave his enemies two options: pay or die.
16. Everything in this life has a solution, except death. (Pablo Escobar)
Of course, after killing someone there is no going back.
17. Life must be lived irresponsibly, but responsibly. (Pablo Escobar)
18. The dog that has money is called Mr. Dog. (Pablo Escobar)
You have so much, so much you are worth, according to the Colombian drug trafficker.
19. People somehow try to know what it feels like, or what it tastes like. And there the addiction grows. (Chapo Guzman)
From curiosity to the ruin of addiction.
20. Live with my family the days that God gives me. (Chapo Guzman)
That is his only will.
21. I think that if the Mexican government finds me, of course they will arrest me, but they will not kill me. (Chapo Guzman)
And finally, it was fulfilled.
22. Many years ago I tried drugs. I’ve tried it, but not getting addicted. (Chapo Guzman)
This is how Guzmán talks about his contact with toxic substances.
23. I asked God and it worked, everything turned out perfect. I’m here, thank God. (Chapo Guzman)
Sadly, Guzmán thanks God for being alive.
24. If I am ‘The Lord of the Skies’, then your brother would be ‘The Lord of the Tunnels’. There are not so many holes made many kilometers away along the border, without having someone turn a blind eye, please. (Amado Carrillo Fuentes)
A truism told by a famous drug trafficker.
25. The will of man is stronger than iron bars. (Amado Carrillo Fuentes)
If you want, you can get it. It’s a matter of tenacity.
26. A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and may be caught off guard in an ever-changing world. (Dawood Ibrahim Kaska)
It is not a phrase from a historian, but from a dangerous drug trafficker.
27. We have generated most of the country’s employment. We have given a lot of future to Colombia. (Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha)
One of those drug trafficker phrases that emphasize the positive aspects of drug trafficking.
28. You read the press every day and you see a lot of embezzlement, I call that hot money. (Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha)
To reflect.
29. How can one bribe someone who drives a 53 Volkswagen? (Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela)
A rhetorical question.
30. My reason for getting involved in this was something that, in a way, had a cause that was not so reprehensible. (Jorge Salcedo)
The majority of drug traffickers agree that, from their point of view, drug trafficking had clearly positive facets on a social level.
31. It is a reality that drugs destroy. Where I grew up there was no other way, and there still is no way to survive. (Chapo Guzman)
Reflecting on the catastrophe caused by drugs.
32. I do not consider myself a violent person, all I do is defend myself, nothing more. But can I start trouble? Never. (Chapo Guzman)
About his non-violent spirit… or so he says.
33. Drug trafficking is already part of a culture that originated from our ancestors. And not only in Mexico, but throughout the world. (Chapo Guzman)
About the remote origins of this illicit activity.
34. Cocaine is the atomic bomb of Latin America. (Carlos Lehder Rivas)
A personal vision of the main problem of Spanish-speaking America.
35. You can go very far with a smile. You can go much further with a smile and a gun. (Al Capone)
A funny phrase from the drug gangster who terrorized the streets of Chicago.
36. Now I know why tigers eat their young. (Al Capone)
A brutal metaphor from which it can be deduced that Capone killed some of his henchmen.
37. I have been charged with every death except the World War casualty list. (Al Capone)
Ironic sentence with which Scarface implies that he is accused of multiple murders.
38. Be careful who you consider your friends. I’d rather have four farthings than a hundred pence. (Al Capone)
About the importance of having a small group of trusted people.
39. I am like any other man. All I do is fill a lawsuit. (Al Capone)
People want drugs, Capone provides it.
40. Vote early and vote often. (Al Capone)
About his ideal of democracy.
41. Don’t get the idea that I’m one of those radicals. Don’t get the idea that I’m knocking the American system. (Al Capone)
He simply profited from the rules of the system, although outside the system.
42. I don’t even know what street Canada is on. (Al Capone)
Ironic phrase that is a certain contempt for that country.
43. I have built my organization on fear. (Al Capone)
Through fear and oppression, highly complex systems can be built.
44. The ban has caused nothing but problems. (Al Capone)
About Prohibition.
45. I have spent the best years of my life giving people the best pleasures, helping them have good times and what I get is abuse, the existence of a persecuted man. (Al Capone)
Victimizing themselves at the possibility of losing their freedom.
46. Friends are those who see you crying and tell you: Who do we kill? (Pablo Escobar)
A somewhat extremist way of conceiving friendship.
47. There are three ways to do things: good, bad and how I do them. (Pablo Escobar)
The Netflix series “Narcos” already echoed this peculiar phrase from Pablo Escobar.
48. My family did not have significant economic resources and we experienced difficulties like those experienced by the majority of the Colombian people; So we are not alien to those problems, we know them deeply and understand them. (Pablo Escobar)
About his knowledge and empathy with the most disadvantaged.
49. The family ends up being our Achilles heel. (Pablo Escobar)
Love for family members can destroy any criminal career.
50. The one who laughs does it to me, crying pays me back, mija. (Pablo Escobar)
About his vengeful desire.
51. Above those who run, there are those who fly. (Pablo Escobar)
Nothing is more important than speed.
52. How do you solve all the problems in life? With silver millet. (Pablo Escobar)
With money you can do whatever you want.
53. Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class. (Al Capone)
This is how Capone conceived the capitalist system.
54. You can achieve a lot more with a kind word and a gun than with just one kind word. (Al Capone)
Epic Scarface quote.
55. I would rather be in a grave in Colombia than in a jail cell in the United States. (Pablo Escobar)
One of those drug trafficker phrases in which Escobar expresses his zero desire to be imprisoned in the United States.
56. Well, if half the world wants to kill me, then we hire the other half to defend me. (Pablo Escobar)
Terrible thought for Escobar when he felt cornered by the DEA and rivals from neighboring cartels.
57. Thinking like a poor person leaves you poor. (Pablo Escobar)
You have to think big to accumulate wealth.
58. Mischief was born from hunger. (Pablo Escobar)
Almost in the form of a saying.
59. I have plenty of people who hate me, but there is never a shortage of people who love me. (Pablo Escobar)
With open arms to those who want to join the “cause”.
60. Don’t confuse my kindness with weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is not kind to me, weakness is not what you will remember about me. (Al Capone)
Hostility is paid for with more hostility and violence.
61. You have to have bad days to realize who is family, who is a friend and who are true loves. (Pablo Escobar)
The truth of things is discovered in the midst of a crisis.
62. In a world of hypocrites, the sincere ones are the bad ones. (Pablo Escobar)
In this phrase, Escobar boasts of his honesty.
63. They observe you, criticize you, envy you and in the end imitate you. (Pablo Escobar)
Perhaps the most remembered narcos phrase.
64. Sometimes I am God. If I say that a man dies, he dies the same day. (Pablo Escobar)
About his ability to have anyone who crosses him murdered.
65. The family ends up being our downfall. (Pablo Escobar)
Another phrase about the difficulty of having a family when one dedicates himself to a life of crime.
66. That unfortunate dog will not have enough in this life to regret what he just did to me. (Pablo Escobar)
A death sentence.
67. With the politicians we have in Colombia, being a bandit is an honor. (Pablo Escobar)
The most bandits were in Parliament, according to Escobar.
68. If I knew him, in this case, it is with respect and on my part I would say that he is a person who is not looking for problems, in any aspect. (Chapo Guzman)
About himself.
69. The limited consumption of cocaine in Mexico is going to change, Turkish. For example… the higher-ups, the politicians, the singers, the artists, all the people who have a ticket are going to have access to high-purity cocaine, gentlemen. And to those with less purchasing power, we are going to give cocaine of lower purity, with more cutting, more adulterated so that it costs less and has more access to the slums. (Chapo Guzman)
About his future plans.
70. I thought ‘El Chapo’ was disciplined, but he’s just a big bandit. (Pablo Escobar)
This is how Escobar described the Mexican drug trafficker.
71. Donald Trump is a miserable dog, he is a bastard full of money, full of hate. (Pablo Escobar)
About the tycoon and current president of the United States.
