On his birthday, a look at Pablo Escobar’s cousin Gustavo, the coke-dealing kingpin of 'Narcos' fame
Everyone knows who Pablo Escobar is — but he didn't run the Medellín drug cartel single-handedly. Instead, as "Narcos" fans have learned, it was a two-man operation run with cousin, long-time business partner and lesser-known accomplice, Gustavo Gaviria. Gaviria, who — had he lived — would turn 67 on Monday, spent less time in the limelight than his charismatic (and arguably psychotic) cousin, but he was just as involved in the business.Growing up, the two were thick as thieves — and also actual thieves. Gustavo Gaviria HUNTERS LOOT PABLO ESCOBAR'S MIAMI MANSION BEFORE DEMOLITION As kids, they both had a pretty good upbringing, according to Mark Bowden, author of "Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw.""Neither Pablo nor Gustavo came from poor families," he said."They had well-educated parents. They were kind of middle class so the decision to leave school and become outlaws was very deliberate and kind of surprising.&quo