The fortunes of the most powerful drug traffickers
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- Drug traffickers amass huge fortunes.
- These are the most powerful traffickers in history.
- They came out of poverty and rose to power.
The vast majority of drug lords have managed to position themselves on the lists of the richest men in history. However, all that money has a bloody and shady past. These are the fortunes of the most powerful narcos.
Financial publications such as Business Insider and Forbes rate them among the most powerful men and women, and not only in reference to their position in the drug world, but also thanks to the empires they created through other illicit activities.
El Chapo Guzman
Described by Forbes as «the biggest drug trafficker» in history, he managed to smuggle tons of methamphetamine and other illicit substances from Colombia to Mexico, the United States and other parts of the world.
El Chapo was captured and escaped several times, gaining worldwide fame as a «ruthless man.» His fortune is estimated at a billion dollars. However, it is believed it could be even higher due to hidden accounts.
Rafael Caro Quintero
One of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel, along with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo. Rafael Caro Quintero is currently a fugitive from the Mexican government and is on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list.
In addition, a reward of 20 million pesos is offered for his arrest. His fortune is estimated at $650 million. It’s an amount that may have increased in all this time that authorities around the world are looking for it.
Al Capone
Also known as «Scarface», Al Capone was a mafia boss in the US. He was the son of immigrants from Italy who settled in Brooklyn, New York. Despite being a promising student, he was expelled from school for punching one of his teachers in the face. He took on a variety of jobs that saw him work his way through some of New York’s most powerful gangs.
At the age of 26, he took control of a criminal group that owned liquor and transports illegal alcohol to Canada. He was famous for leading a luxurious life. He was jailed for breaking the law and evading taxes. Although he was feared by many due to his reputation for physical brutality and murder. Al Capone died in his Palm Island mansion after suffering a stroke on January 25, 1947 and his fortune is estimated at $1.3 billion, according to Milenio.
Griselda White
The only woman who stands out on the list of fantastically wealthy drug lords is a member of the Medellin cartel, which is said to have been responsible for more than 200 murders.
She started her life of crime with robbery and being an expert pickpocket and, despite being arrested, she managed to run her empire from jail. She was shot in Medellín at the age of 69 by her enemies, she had an estimated fortune of $2 billion.
Pablo Escobar’s vast wealth
Nicknamed the «El Rey de la Cocaína,» Pablo Escobar earned this title by generating more than $21 billion a year. Before starting his criminal life, he was a student at the University of Medellin, then he abandoned his studies and became a dealer of fake lottery tickets, contraband cigarettes and stolen cars.
He was the first Colombian drug trafficker to make cocaine routes to the United States. In addition to his empire, Pablo Escobar is known for massacring politicians and law enforcement officials, being the most powerful figure in Colombia. He died at the age of 44 at the hands of the Colombian National Police, with a fortune of approximately $30 billion.
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