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the accountants story inside the violent world of the medellin cartel
arguably the largest and most successful criminal enterprise in history at times the medellin drug cartel was smuggling 15 tons of cocaine a day worth more than half a billion dollars into the united states . roberto escobar knows he was the accountant who kept track of all the money . br how much money according to roberto he and his brothers operation spent 1000a week just purchasing rubber bands to wrap the stacks of cash and since they had more illegal money than they could deposit in the banks they stored the bricks of cash in their warehouses annually writing off 10 % as spoilage when the rats crept in at night and nibbled on the hundred dollar bills . br at the height of this cartels reach in order to help them deliver their goods the escobars purchased thirteen 727 airliners from eastern airlines when that airline went bankrupt . they also purchased six russian mini submarines . roberto knows he did the books . br in short this is pablo escobars story in the words of one of his closest confidants his brother roberto . its all here the brutal violence inside the world of the drug cartel dealing with american drug forces and the cia the problems the escobars faced when going up against the colombian mafia even pablos moments of kindness and compassion towards less fortunate countrymen in colombia . others . as roberto points out although many people view escobar as a monster thousands still visit his grave every year to mourn him and revere him as a savior . br now in his 60s roberto who has served 10 years in colombian jail for his part in the medellin cartel now wants to set the record straight once and for all .
compact disc hachette audio 2009 isbn13 9781600244759 isbn10 1600244750
abridged n isbn 13 9781600244759 number in series 8 publisher hachette audio release date 62135769600000