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Thousands of people attended Escobar's funeral Friday at a cemetery on the outskirts of Medellin.Īmong those whom Escobar's family invited to speak at the burial Escobar, who began his criminal career as a car thief, had financed urban-renewal projects for the impoverished neighborhoods of his native Medellin.Īfter Escobar died, "there were a lot of tears, a lot of desperation, because for us it was like losing a father," said 26-year-old Marcela Jaramillo, who lives in a neighborhood the drug trafficker built for the poor. In Medellin, the base of his ring's operations, Escobar and his gang were blamed for the deaths of at least 500 police officers since 1989.ĭespite his cartel's violence, Escobar had many fans among the poor, who yesterday continued to mourn their hero's death. Hundreds of other Colombians died in the bombing of shopping centers, neighborhoods and a passenger airplane. The 44-year-old head of the Medellin cartel was accused of ordering the assassinations of presidential candidates, judges, journalists and police. "We will use the reward money to ease the anguish of the families of those who fell in the fight," Gaviria said in the city where Escobar was shot and killed by security forces Thursday. MEDELLIN, Colombia - A $6.2 million bounty on drug lord Pablo Escobar's head will be shared by the widows and orphans of his victims and the men who hunted him down, President Cesar Gaviria said yesterday.