Posts Tagged ‘drug trafficking caribbean’

Pablo Escobar’s former home now a theme park

By First • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Art & Design

Hacienda Napoles in Colombia, the home of the late Pablo Escobar, lies in ruins. But now it has been reopened as a theme park, complete with its original model dinosaurs and real live hippos imported with Escobar’s cocaine billions. Classy.



Tonnes of cocaine seized on the way to Mexico

By First • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: The Feed

Five tonnes of cocaine have been seized in Panama and Mexico. Panama has seized a total of 11 tonnes in the past 30 days while the Mexican government has been forced to deploy 30,000 troops in recent times now that drug traffickers have got too much for police…a bit like Jamaica.