His drug network was commonly known as the Medellín Cartel, which often competed with rival cartels domestically and abroad, resulting in massacres and the murders of police officers, judges, locals, and prominent politicians.
Hans narkotikanetværk blev almindeligvis kendt som Medellín Cartel, som ofte konkurrerede med rivaliserende karteller i indlandet og i udlandet, hvilket resulterede i massakrer og mordene på politifolk, dommere, lokalbefolkningen og fremtrædende politikere.