A red Chevrolet Silverado that was exhibited for years as one of the vehicles related to Pablo Escobar has ended up in the hands of one of his nephews after a family dispute and a judicial intervention in Medellín.
The van, identified with license plates CAS-263, was located in a property in the Laureles-Estadio neighborhood after being removed from the well-known Roberto Escobar Gaviria Museum House. On September 17, a police presence allowed the vehicle to be removed from the location and transported by a tow truck to the so-called Pablo Escobar Museum, located in El Poblado.
The car was placed under the care of Nicolás Escobar Urquijo, son of Roberto Escobar Gaviria, brother of Pablo Escobar, also known as Máximo Tecra Rossi. A judicial decision would have recognized his rights over the vehicle after a litigation related to its ownership.
The operation required the participation of police officers, Mobility officials, and a towing company. To remove the Silverado from the property, it was even necessary to dismantle part of a glass handrail. The operation also caused some minor damage to elements of the building's entrance.
The origin of the conflict lies in the closure of the former Roberto Escobar Gaviria Museum House, located on Las Palmas road. The property, valued at more than 6.115 billion Colombian pesos, was subject to a process of asset forfeiture and subsequently passed into the hands of the State.
Before this intervention took place, Roberto Escobar would have moved some of the objects from the museum to other properties. Among them was the van, which ended up at the Laureles residence where it remained until the September intervention, according to information published by El Colombiano.
The subsequent dispute focused on who had rights over the vehicle. According to the documentation cited in the reports published in Colombia, Nicolás Escobar presented a judicial resolution supporting his claim. The process also included documentation on the vehicle's history and a complaint related to the previous transfer of the van.
The Silverado is now at the Pablo Escobar Museum, managed by Nicolás Escobar. However, the situation may not have been definitively resolved, as the administration of the former Museum House could challenge the alleged ownership or claim for the removal of the vehicle and the damages caused during the operation.
This case comes after the Colombian justice ordered the asset forfeiture of the property where the Roberto Escobar Gaviria Museum House operated for years. The place, which exhibited vehicles and other objects supposedly linked to the former head of the Medellín cartel, has ceased to function as a space dedicated to Pablo Escobar and now has a social purpose.