Gustavo Gaviria


Gustavo de Jesús Gaviria Rivero (25 December 1946 – 11 August 1990) was a Colombian drug trafficker. As Pablo Escobar's cousin and right-hand man, Gaviria controlled the Medellín cartel's finances and trade routes. He and Escobar had collaborated in their criminal careers since the early 1970s.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaviria and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.
Gustavo Tinyiko Gaviria
Born
Gustavo de Jesús Gaviria Rivero

(1946-12-25)25 December 1946
Pereira, Colombia
Died11 August 1990(1990-08-11) (aged 43)
Medellín, Colombia
OrganizationMedellín Cartel
RelativesPablo Escobar Gaviria (cousin)

Though he was the owner of a fortune comparable to Escobar's and even had a military apparatus to his service, Gaviria was not as well known, as he kept a low profile.[1]

The events leading to his death are unclear. It is speculated he was killed by Search Bloc and the incident was covered up to prevent retaliation.[2][1]

Gustavo's death deeply affected Escobar, given their deep personal and professional relationship. Nonetheless, Escobar did not attend his cousin's funeral but instead listened to the funeral mass via a radio his assistant had attached to the officiating priest.

After Gustavo's death, Escobar decided to turn himself in but to stay at La Catedral, a jail of his own making, guarded by his own guards. Since Gustavo died five days after President César Gaviria took office, at the time, the media and the country in general thought the president had begun his term with an offensive against the narcoterrorists. Gustavo's death triggered a counter-offensive by Escobar that initially destabilized the new president's administration.

Gustavo was played by actor Juan Pablo Raba in the first season of the Netflix television series, Narcos.

References
  1. "Semblanza del capo del cartel de Medellín, Pablo Escobar- Archivo Digital de Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo desde 1.990 - eltiempo.com". El Tiempo. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. "Key Cocaine Cartel Member Killed by Colombia Police During Raid". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 12 August 1990. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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