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by MagnumOpus
3245 days ago
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> Drug lords don't strike me as having quite the wealth that Gates has Escobar at his height had an estimated wealth of $30bn - with inflation that is very much in the same ballpark. And he had a huge share of his wealth in cash - you might know the anecdote that his operation spent $2,500 a month on rubber bands to bundle up cash... Nobody knows what the wealth of today's global drug kingpins is, but I would be surprised if El Chapo Guzmán weren't worth tens of billions. |
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Wow, that is very shocking! I frankly thought there was too much chaos to obtain >$10bn. Hell, I'd even be impressed with >$1bn. Guess I don't give them enough credit, and I also give countries ability to manage the crime lords too much credit.