From Pablo Escobar, down to El Chapo, the war on drugs has been dominated by Latin America's kingpins. Colombia, which is known as the "Cocaine Capital of the World" continually, dominates the drug trade market as per India Times. Latin Post came up with the list of Latin America's most notorious drug lords. Read on to find out how ridiculously wealthy these kingpins are.


Pablo Escobar  -- Colombia

Known as one of the most notorious drug lords in Colombia, Pablo Escobar became the world's wealthiest men by the time he reached the age of 35. Escobar's father was a poor farmer, but he strived to make a name for himself by becoming the leader of the controversial Medellin cartel, the group responsible for 80 percent of the global cocaine market.

As per reports, Escobar earned around $420 million a week, placing him on top of Forbes' list of international billionaires from 1987 to 1993 and was hailed as the 7th richest man in the world in 1989. He has net worth of $30 billion as per News One's report.

Griselda Blanco -- Colombia

Blanco is one of the biggest drug lords in the '80s. Known as the "Queen of Cocaine" or "The Godmother," Blanco turned the streets of Miami into a slaughter yard during her reign in the '80s.

She was arrested by the DEA in Miami and was deported to Colombia in 1985. By the age of 69, Blanco was shot to death outside a butcher shop in Medellin, Colombia on September 3, 2012.

As per Latin Times, Blanco was the first Colombian drug lord to export cocaine to Miami from Colombia. She earned around $80 million a month from drug trafficking and died with a net worth of $2 billion.

Carlos Lehder -- Colombia

The self -proclaimed Nazi, known as the "Colombian Rambo" paved way for the cocaine transport between Colombia and the United States by taking over a small island in the Bahamas. He is also one of the founders of the Colombian Medellin Cartel, who expanded his cocaine business by teaming up with George Jung, a drug kingpin from Boston whom he met in prison.

Lehder has a net worth of $2.7 billion as is said to be the inspiration of the movie "Blow."

Amado Carrillo Fuentes -- Mexico

Fuentes took over the Mexican Juarez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. He is known as the "Lord of Skies" for using jets to transport drugs from Colombia to Mexico. As per the Independent, Fuentes made around $100 million a month from drug trafficking which he pays off locals and the federal government officials to have his shipments transported smoothly.

Fuentes died on July 3, 1997 after undergoing a plastic surgery to change his appearance. At the time of his death, Fuentes has a net worth of $25 billion.

Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera -- Mexico

Better known as "El Chapo" the Sinaloa Cartel kingpin is one of the most recent drug lord that was captured by the authorities after escaping the maximum security prison by building a tunnel in Mexico. Guzman is the one responsible for transporting drugs into the United States every year.

The Mexican kingpin had an estimated net worth of $1.4 million as per Inquisitr.