As for what happened to the money to the rest of his billions? "In 1987 Forbes magazine estimated Escobar to be the seventh-richest man in the world with a personal wealth of close to $25 billionwhile his Medelln cartel controlled 80% of the global cocaine market" - I'm going to take Forbes' method of determining net worth over yours Not real sure why you think they were splitting the coke trade with anyone but 100mm is a ridiculously low number Do you have the link for that website? In 1987, his net worth was estimated at $3 billiona value that calculates to more than $6.6 billion today. 1.2 million pounds x $10,800/lb = $12,960,000,000. Pablo Escobar was a notorious Colombian drug runner who made Forbes' international billionaires list 7 years in a row, beginning in 1987. (Although, it turned out Pablo misplaced his trust, seeing as Roberto later became a DEA informant.). Large-budget films such as 2001's Blow, Escobar, and American Made also graced the big screen. In 1982, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives by the Colombian Liberal Party, and represented the Colombian government at the swearing ceremony of Felipe Gonzalez in Spain. . Pablo Escobar was a Colombian born drug kingpin who had a peak net worth of $30 billion dollars during his lifetime. Sometimes I feel like God . Escobar studied at the Unidersidad Autonoma Latinoamericana for a short time but did not finish a degree. Pablo Escobars Net Worth The Drug Lord Could Have Been The Richest Man Alive. If they just get their money back, they'd be like "wtf?". Even so, he decided that it was not for him, and so started running his own business, dealing in payments for political favors, based on his involvement in the drug trade. At its most active, the gang supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States. Category One: Liquid assets like cash, cars, houses, clothes, etc. In 1993, Escobar was killed by Colombian forces with US assistance, after he escaped from a Colombian prison. Pablo quickly escaped and remained on the run from a small army made up of Colombian drug police, DEA agents, and American special forces soldiers. I wonder if Pablo worked with any legit bankers at the time lol.. Escobar was worth well over $9 bn. Their marriage produced two children, a daughter, Manuela Escobar, and a son, Juan, now known as Juan Sebastin Marroqun Santos.