Escobar family feud as relatives of drug lord fight over prized possessions
Notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar's family are battling over his most prized possessions after his death.
Nicolás Escobar, who gave himself the title of “Don Pablo’s favourite nephew” is feuding with his family after claiming he is the rightful owner.
Pablo, the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel left behind lavish cars, motorcycles, designer clothes, rare photographs and more following his death.
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Nicolás hopes to display the collection in an exhibition he has opened in honour of the cocaine kingpin.
The belongings have been stored in the Pablo Escobar Museum in Medellín up until July 10, where visitors could glimpse into the infamous crime lord's life.
But the family feud has escalated to the point of death threats as the two sides of the Escobar family dispute over who has legal ownership.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Nicolásexplained that his father has refused to pass on items.
The 53-year-old said: "One day, my sister called me and told me not to try and enter [my father's] house.
"If you enter, she told me, someone would kill me – because our father gave the order.
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"Since then, I haven't been able to get what is really mine: things that are mine that once belonged to Pablo," he added. "He [Roberto] took those things from me."
Nicolás has accused his father of sending assassins to his home to carry out a hit on him as a result of the disagreement.
"I now have protection from the Colombian state and this building has bulletproof doors," he added from his museum's office, which was surrounded by guards.
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"He [Roberto] still thinks he can do what he wants, that he's in the mafia, that he is a boss.
"Those things are very old and luxurious. He [Roberto] has told me that if I'm a real man, I should go and get them [the items] off him. I'm not that stupid."
The museum run by Roberto was torn down last month after it was discovered to have been established without permission.
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Nicolás, meanwhile, is similarly determined to keep Colombia's troubled history alive, though he insists that he does not want to sugarcoat the story.
Despite the death threats, he gives tours of his museum to foreigners who want to delve into the city's past.
"Here I tell the story from my point of view, what happened to me," he said. "What Hollywood shows is not real, it wasn't glamorous."
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