Pablo Escobar’s missing Kes 7 trillion sends divers down the coast of Colombia

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In 1989 Pablo Escobar was listed as the 7th richest man in the world by Forbes Magazine. Escobar’s real net worth however remained unknown as he was known to stash millions of dollars in cash.

The world’s most successful drug lord was making Kes 42 billion a week from his drug cartel. Most of Escobar’s fortune was stashed in cash in various locations.

The Colombian drug lord reportedly had to spend $2,500 or Kes 250,000 a month on rubber bands just to keep his notes in order.

Pablo Escobar. Photo/Courtesy

Most of Escobar’s money remains hidden at various locations across South America and even US.  In 2009 $8 million Kes 800 million was discovered at a hidden complex built in the jungle where there had been cocaine factories.

News of Escobar’s cocaine smuggling submarine located down the bottom of the ocean has sent divers deep in the coast of Colombia.

Diver trying to locate Escobar’s hidden fortune. Photo/Discovery UK

Divers believe if the submarine is found it could contain clues which may finally reveal the location of Escobar’s rumored $70 billion or Kes 7 trillion hidden fortune.