3. Carlos Lehder:
Fortune: $2.7 billion
Carlos Lehder is among the founding members of the Medellin Cartel, and he is also the most influential. He is a German-Colombian drug dealer. He got his wealth through the Quintin Lame Movement and the Cocaine Transport Empire. He was among the people who successfully brought cocaine into South Florida. He was arrested for the first time when he was young, but this didn’t deter him from a life of crime.
Also read: The Wealthiest Drug Lords Of All Time (Part One)