Regrettably, to deactivate an entire cartel also proved to be a difficult task for my father and with all the enemies he had, even more.

I am a free man but only partially so relative to other people in society. Why do I say "partially free"? Because there is only one country in the world that denies me entrance because of who my father was and that is the United States.

My whole life I had seen my father solve every problem he had through the use of violence.

I think [Pablo Escobar] wasted an incredibly opportunity which was when he stayed at the prison he made, La Catedral. It was the one chance that the government and the people of Colombia gave him to confess his illicit activities and to remain in one place with very favorable conditions.

What we experience in Colombia is fratricide, we fight ourselves and it demonstrates the priority of hatred over peace and reconciliation.

My sister, my mother and I are great friends. We have always valued our immediate family immensely, something we learned from my father.

I am convinced that we all have the decision to act on a daily basis.