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Colombia To Euthanise Pablo Escobar's Hippos Under $1.98 Million Programme
Colombia will euthanise around 80 invasive hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's zoo to protect ecosystems.
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Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos To Be Culled By Colombia
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
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Inspired By Pablo Escobar, Ecuador's Drug Lords Build Illegal Zoos
A pair of jaguars discovered in a cage on a ranch exposed a cruel new fashion among Ecuador's drug lords. In the style of Colombian cocaine baron Pablo Escobar, they are erecting private, illegal zoos as a status symbol.
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Columbia Struggles With The Rising Population Of Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos'
Colombian officials are being urged to act against an invasive hippo population introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
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10 Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos To Be Airlifted To El Chapo's Birthplace In Mexico: Report
Moving the hippos to the new location is an operation costing $500,000 and has been financed by conservationist Ernesto Zazueta.
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Removing Pablo Escobar's Hippos To Cost $3.5 Million. 60 Coming To India
Colombia said Wednesday it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries, but mitigating the havoc caused by this unusual legacy of deceased druglord Pablo Escobar carries a hefty price tag: $3.5 million.
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Colombia To Get Rid Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos - By Sending Them To India
Seventy hippopotamuses will be translocated from Colombia - 60 to India and 10 to Mexico.
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British Tourist Jailed For Sniffing Cocaine From Pablo Escobar's Grave
A British tourist who inhaled cocaine off the grave of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar was sentenced to 13 years in prison for being part of a huge drug ring.
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Narco Pablo Escobar's Lawyered-Up Hippos Recognised As People By Court
In a first, a US court has recognized animals as legal persons -- specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.
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Colombia To Demolish Pablo Escobar's Old Fortress
Late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's old fortress in Medellin is to be razed to the ground with explosives to make way for a park dedicated to the victims of drug trafficking, the town hall said on Thursday.
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Colombia's "Narco Culture": Pablo Escobar's Legacy Lingers After 25 Years
Twenty-five years after he was gunned down by police, Pablo Escobar's legacy refuses to die in Medellin, the Colombian city where he ran his cocaine empire with a mix of brutality and largesse.
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Zoo Inspired By Pablo Escobar's Estate Languishes As Drug Money Dries Up
An imposingly tall giraffe, powerful African lions and proud Bengal tigers are among the many highlights of a zoo -- created by wealthy drug traffickers -- that is like a Garden of Eden in the green mountains of Honduras.
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Colombia Arrests One Of Pablo Escobar's Top Hitmen 'Popeye'
Police in Colombia said Friday they have recaptured one of late drug lord Pablo Escobar's top hitmen, Jhon Jairo Velasquez -- alias "Popeye" -- who was wanted for extortion.
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Bryan Cranston Will be Breaking Bad as The Infiltrator in Drug Film
After his highly acclaimed performance as a high school chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin in the TV series Breaking Bad, Mr Cranston plays an undercover agent who goes after Colombian cocaine lord Pablo Escobar via his Miami money laundering network in The Infiltrator
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Colombian Kingpin's Former Hit Man Leaves Prison
A former hit man for Pablo Escobar who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of the Colombian drug kingpin's army of assassins has been freed from prison despite protests by his many victims.
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Colombia To Euthanise Pablo Escobar's Hippos Under $1.98 Million Programme
Colombia will euthanise around 80 invasive hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's zoo to protect ecosystems.
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Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos To Be Culled By Colombia
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
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Inspired By Pablo Escobar, Ecuador's Drug Lords Build Illegal Zoos
A pair of jaguars discovered in a cage on a ranch exposed a cruel new fashion among Ecuador's drug lords. In the style of Colombian cocaine baron Pablo Escobar, they are erecting private, illegal zoos as a status symbol.
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Columbia Struggles With The Rising Population Of Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos'
Colombian officials are being urged to act against an invasive hippo population introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
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10 Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos To Be Airlifted To El Chapo's Birthplace In Mexico: Report
Moving the hippos to the new location is an operation costing $500,000 and has been financed by conservationist Ernesto Zazueta.
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Removing Pablo Escobar's Hippos To Cost $3.5 Million. 60 Coming To India
Colombia said Wednesday it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries, but mitigating the havoc caused by this unusual legacy of deceased druglord Pablo Escobar carries a hefty price tag: $3.5 million.
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Colombia To Get Rid Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos - By Sending Them To India
Seventy hippopotamuses will be translocated from Colombia - 60 to India and 10 to Mexico.
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British Tourist Jailed For Sniffing Cocaine From Pablo Escobar's Grave
A British tourist who inhaled cocaine off the grave of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar was sentenced to 13 years in prison for being part of a huge drug ring.
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Narco Pablo Escobar's Lawyered-Up Hippos Recognised As People By Court
In a first, a US court has recognized animals as legal persons -- specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.
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Colombia To Demolish Pablo Escobar's Old Fortress
Late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's old fortress in Medellin is to be razed to the ground with explosives to make way for a park dedicated to the victims of drug trafficking, the town hall said on Thursday.
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Colombia's "Narco Culture": Pablo Escobar's Legacy Lingers After 25 Years
Twenty-five years after he was gunned down by police, Pablo Escobar's legacy refuses to die in Medellin, the Colombian city where he ran his cocaine empire with a mix of brutality and largesse.
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Zoo Inspired By Pablo Escobar's Estate Languishes As Drug Money Dries Up
An imposingly tall giraffe, powerful African lions and proud Bengal tigers are among the many highlights of a zoo -- created by wealthy drug traffickers -- that is like a Garden of Eden in the green mountains of Honduras.
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Colombia Arrests One Of Pablo Escobar's Top Hitmen 'Popeye'
Police in Colombia said Friday they have recaptured one of late drug lord Pablo Escobar's top hitmen, Jhon Jairo Velasquez -- alias "Popeye" -- who was wanted for extortion.
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Bryan Cranston Will be Breaking Bad as The Infiltrator in Drug Film
After his highly acclaimed performance as a high school chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin in the TV series Breaking Bad, Mr Cranston plays an undercover agent who goes after Colombian cocaine lord Pablo Escobar via his Miami money laundering network in The Infiltrator
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Colombian Kingpin's Former Hit Man Leaves Prison
A former hit man for Pablo Escobar who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of the Colombian drug kingpin's army of assassins has been freed from prison despite protests by his many victims.
