10 Drug Dealers Who Made So Much Money That They Lost Track Of It

Indulging in crime and making a huge amount of money out of it, is not child's play. However, few people live to do that and never even get caught! They call themselves the 'mafias' and take pride in being on the wrong side of the law. One such category of people includes the notorious clan of drug dealers. Over a long period of time, people have exposed themselves to the horrors and risk of drug dealing. The entire process generates black money, making these people the 'imbued offenders' of law. Instances and examples have proved that the addiction of drug dealing is so bad, that once you get into the business, there is no looking back. Through this post, we have got you the details about the richest drug dealers of all time. Not to be forgotten, these people have made so much money that their generations can live on without doing anything throughout their lives. Drug dealers who have stockpiled enormous wealth to last them more than 12 lifetimes! Here are their unbelievable stories. 1. 'Freeway' Rick Ross © The nfluence 'Freeway' Rick Ross is a former American drug trafficker known for his massive drug empire in Los Angeles, California in the mid-1980s. It is said that between 1982 and 1989, Ross smuggled several metric tons of cocaine. His work areas included the states of North Carolina, Indiana, and Oklahoma. At the peak of his drug trafficking days, he was believed to be smuggling drugs worth 3 million dollars in one day! Ross evaded police for quite a long time using high-tech equipment. However, in 1996 he was sentenced to life imprisonment after purchasing cocaine from a federal officer during a sting operation. His sentence was reduced to 20 years. Today, he is a recognized author and a guest speaker. 2. Griselda Blanco © The sun The only woman on this list, Griselda Blanco, was a ruthless and dangerous drug dealer. Popularly known as the 'Cocaine God Mother', Griselda had assets worth a whopping 2 billion dollars. She was a dangerous woman when it came to competition. During her smuggling days, she is known to have ordered more than 200 murders of rivals and anyone who came in her way. During the 1980s, she was heavily involved with the Miami Drug War. In 1985, she was arrested but she easily continued her business from inside the jail. She died in 2012 after she was shot in her head, twice. 3. Dawood Ibrahim © Bccl The founder of the Indian organized crime syndicate 'D Company', Dawood Ibrahim is a designated terrorist and drug mafia. After allegedly orchestrating the 1993 Mumbai Blasts, Dawood was declared as a global terrorist. It is believed that he is close to the terrorist organization of Al-Qaeda and was also in touch with Osama Bin Laden when he was alive. He is known for supplying narcotics in the US and Western Europe. In 2011, Dawood was listed as the world's third-richest drug dealer with an estimated net worth of 6.7 billion dollars. 4. José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha © Frasesdepabloescobar This Columbian Drug Lord was popularly known as El Mexicano. He got this name because of his fetish for the Mexican culture. One of the founders of the Medellin Cartel, Jose is credited for pioneering new routes for drug trafficking through Mexico to the United States. He had set up labs in the Gacha jungles where his workers manufactured cocaine. During his days as a drug lord, he had a net worth of over 5 billion dollars. He killed himself with a grenade when he was cornered by over 300police men in Columbia. 5. Khun Sa © Wikipedia Khun Sa or the 'Opium King' was a Chinese warlord. During the 70s and 80s, he controlled more than 90% of heroin that was smuggled from New York to Asia's Golden Triangle between Myanmar Laos and Thailand. He had a private military with over 18000 troops. Khun Sa had one of the largest heroin empires worth 5 billion dollars. In 1988, during an interview, he offered to sell all his assets to the Australian government for 400 million dollars. When they shrugged him off, he made a similar deal to the US government but to no use. Later, he surrendered himself to the Burmese officials 6. Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez, Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and Juan David Ochoa Vásquez © Factzz The Ochoa brothers were three more founding members of the deadly Medellin Cartel. They handled about 30% of the cartel's cocaine trade. They owned a fleet of some 55 aircrafts by the year 1983. To avoid being extradited by the US government, the brothers cleverly surrendered to the Government of Columbia. They served a nominal term of 5 years each and were released. Jorge is still alive and living somewhere in Columbia. Juan died and Fabio was eventually extradited to the US. 7. Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas © Pinterest Carlos was a Columbian Drug Dealer who was active in parts of the States and Columbia. During his drugging days, he had bought an entire island to run his operations! Yes, you read that right. Carlos had bought all the properties in the Bahamian Island and made it his safe haven. The island was protected by bodyguards, Dobermans, airstrips, and radars. His assets were a net worth of 2.7 billion dollars. He was sa self-proclaimed Nazi and an admirer of Adolf Hitler. He was sentenced to life after his arrest. However, in 1992, his sentence was reduced to 55 years in lieu of his testament against Manuel Noriega. 8. Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela & Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela © Ppcorn Founders of the Cali Cartel, Gilberto and Miguel were yet another pair of Columbian drug lords. They were different from other drug dealers when it came to “dealing with problems”. They were more inclined to bribery than violence. At the heights of their smuggling days, they had control over more than 90% of the world's cocaine. They had a net worth of a whopping 3 billion dollars. Eventually, they were both arrested from their homes where one of them was found hiding in a bathroom cabinet while the other in a secret closet. They were extradited to the US. 9. Amado Carrillo Fuentes © Crimeviral Amado Carrillo Fuentes is known to be one of the most powerful Mexican drug dealers of all times. He was ruthless and dangerous. To instill fear among commoners and the law forces, he would decapitate his rivals, mutilate their corpses and dump them in public places. This mafia had assets worth more than 25 billion dollars. He had a fleet of some 22 private aircrafts and he used these jets to traffic drugs. He would seek safety in communist countries like Cuba and Russia. He even underwent several plastic surgeries to dodge the police. He died at the age of 40 on an operation table. 10. Pablo Escobar © Allthatsinteresting The overlord of the Medellin Cartel, Pablo controlled over 80% of cocaine imports in the United States. Known to have killed more than a thousand people, Pablo was among the most feared mafias of all time. He had assets worth 30 billion dollars and an estimated 20 billion dollars were buried in different parts of Columbia! They say that at one point Pablo was smuggling some 70-80 tons of cocaine every month. Later, Pablo acquired a 'Robinhood image' by building churches, schools, and hospitals. He was shot to death in 1993.