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Since the start of the early 80s, a couple of fearless and lionhearted drug lords have made fortunes for on their own. Some of these ruthless nation wreckers are alive while others are usually dead. Let me walk a person through the path of the top ten richest drug lords ever. 1 . Pablo Escobar ~$33. 91 Billion Dubbed “the king of cocaine”Escobar may be the wealthiest criminal in history, getting amassed an estimated net really worth of US$30 billion when of his death similar to $64 billion as of 2021. 2 . Amado Carrillo Fuentes: $28. 26 BillionAmado Carrillo Fuentes became the leader associated with Juarez cartel after getting rid of his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Unfortunately, he passed away after a plastic surgery operation within 1997, trying to change their appearance so that he can take pleasure in his cash. 3. Semion Mogilevich: $10 Billion The particular 74-year-old Mogilevich is considered to be freely living in Moscow together with his three kids. He is the particular boss of the bosses of Russian mafia syndicates. That he derived most of his wealth from “weapons trafficking, contract murders & extortion. 4. Dawood Ibrahim $7. 57 Billion Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is an Indian drug lord who has been wanted since 1993. He is in the top 5 world’s most wanted fugitives list now. He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate, D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in the 1970s. 5. The Ochoa Brothers: $6. 78 Billion Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez, Juan David Ochoa Vásquez and Fabio Ochoa Vásquez are among the founders of the Medellin Cartel. Jorge Luis Ochoa paid a tiny price for his wealth. He surrendered in 1991. 6. Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha: $5. 65 Billion Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha was one of the leaders of the Medellin Cartel and was actually included in Forbes’ billionaire’s list in 1988. He was killed in 1989 during a gunfight with another cartel along with his 17-year-old son. 7. Khun Sa: $5. 65 Billion Khun Sa was born to a Chinese father and a Shan mother. The “Opium King” is the most successful drug lord as that he retired in 1996 and enjoyed his wealth for a good 11 years until his death. His kiddies are wealthy businesspeople in Myanmar today. 8. The Orejuela Brothers: $3. 39 BillionGilberto Rodríguez Orejuela was the leader of the Colombian Cali Cartel and happens to be serving a 30-year sentence in the United States. His brother Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela is also serving a prison sentence at a fed prison in Pennsylvania. 9. Carlos Lehder: $3. 05 Billion Carlos was the co-founder of the Medellin Cartel plus one of Pablo Escobar’s partners in crime. He’s known for creating a base for drug smuggling on a personal island in the Bahamas. 10. El Chapo: $3 Billion Guzmán, the infamous former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, is serving a life sentence in a US prison. That he was one of the biggest traffickers of drugs to the US and, in 2009 he entered Forbes list 701 richest person alive although we believe he’s worth more.