Roberto Escobar
Roberto Escobar | |
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Escobar in 2018 | |
| Born | Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria January 13, 1947 |
| Other names | El Osito |
| Citizenship | Colombia |
| Occupation(s) | Drug trafficker and smuggler, Co-Founder of the Medellín Cartel, Co-Founder of Escobar Inc, Co-Founder of dietbitcoin, Cyclist |
| Criminal status | Released in 2006 |
| Spouse | 2 including Claudia Azcárraga |
| Children | 5 including:
Nicolás Escobar José Roberto Escobar Joseph Escobar Azcárraga |
| Conviction | Drug trafficking and smuggling |
| Criminal penalty | 14 years in prison |
| Medellín Cartel |
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Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria (born January 13, 1947), nicknamed El Osito ("little bear" or "teddy bear"), is the brother of deceased drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar, and the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel, which was responsible for up to 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States. In his early years he was active as a champion cyclist in Colombia's burgeoning cycling scene.