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---
category: "Private Organization"
start: 1976
end: 1993
title: Medellin Cartel
aliases:
- Medellin Cartel
- Medellín Cartel
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
category: "Organized Crime"
start: 1976-01-01
end: 1993-12-31
location: "Medellín, Colombia"
tags:
- Organization
- Organization/Drug_Cartel
- DrugCartel
- Colombia
- 1980s
- Dark_Alliance_Investigation
summary: Colombian drug trafficking organization that dominated the international cocaine trade, driving down U.S. prices and creating conditions for the crack epidemic.
- DarkAllianceInvestigation
summary: "Colombian drug trafficking organization based in Medellín that dominated the international cocaine trade, driving down U.S. prices and creating conditions for the crack epidemic."
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The Medellín Cartel was a Colombian drug trafficking organization based in [[Colombia|Medellín]], Colombia, that dominated the international cocaine trade during the late 1970s and 1980s. The cartel's massive increase in cocaine production and smuggling drove down wholesale prices in the [[United States]], creating the conditions for the [[Crack Cocaine]] explosion in American inner cities.
The Medellín Cartel was a Colombian drug trafficking organization based in Medellín, [[Colombia]], that dominated the international cocaine trade during the late 1970s and 1980s. The cartel's massive increase in cocaine production and smuggling drove down wholesale prices in the [[United States]], creating the conditions for the [[Crack Cocaine]] explosion in American inner cities.
### Revolutionizing Cocaine Smuggling