Intelligence on the Latin American Drug Trafficking syndicates and how the U.S. was Involved

For around sixty years, Colombia has attained an unfavorable reputation worldwide, usually associated with the illegal drug trade in which a significant amount Columbian inhabitants partook.

In the 1970s, Colombian drug cartels became significant producers and exporters of illegal drugs, especially Cocaine. The drug trafficking syndicate in Medellin monopolized the drug trade in Colombia. However, some guerilla rebels in Nicaragua were also involved in drug trafficking to the United States. In its prime, the Medellin Cartel gained substantial power in the 1980s when the cartel compiled $60 million worth of fortune from drug trade sold to the United States, mainly focused on Florida, New York and Chicago.

This book will look at the Medellin Cartel and how it once was the most powerful drug syndicate operating in Colombia, which Pablo Escobar led and how the U.S. and Nicaragua were involved.