Relocating 70 of Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' to cost around $3.5 million

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Colombia said Wednesday it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries, but mitigating the havoc caused by this unusual legacy of deceased druglord Pablo Escobar carries a hefty price tag: $3.5 million.

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BBC News

Drug lord Escobar's hippos in $3.5m move plan

Pablo Escobar imported hippos to Colombia in the 1980s, but they now pose a growing problem.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Removing Colombian Pablo Escobar's Hippos to Cost $3.5 Million, 60 Coming to India

Colombia said it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries. Pablo Escobar brought a small number of the African beasts to Colombia in the late 1980s.

2 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Removing 70 of Pablo Escobar’s hippos to cost Colombia $3.5m

Animals to be sent overseas in effort to contain growing population that risks upsetting local ecosystem

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Removing Pablo Escobar's Hippos To Cost $3.5 Million. 60 Coming To India

Colombia said Wednesday it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries, but mitigating the havoc caused by this unusual legacy of dead druglord Pablo Escobar carries a hefty price tag: $3.5 million. The cocaine baron brought a small number of the African beasts to Colombia in the late 1980s. But after his death in 1993 the animals were left to roam freely in a hot, marshy area of Antioquia department, where environme…

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Relocating 70 of Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' to cost around $3.5 million

Colombia's plans to relocate 70 "cocaine hippos" descended from drug trafficker Pablo Escobar's private menagerie will cost approximately $3.5 million, officials said in a press conference Wednesday.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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