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There was a matched pair of these found.
.357 Magnum semi-automatics with solid gold grips.
This guy had a better gun collection that most legitimate museums do.
Just a quaint little villa in the hills - Drug money bought it all!
Man-made cave and hot tub inside the home.
A collection of exotic animals - which were cared for in the grandest fashion, by the way.
8 Lions were on the property.
A very rare Tiger.
The back yard pool.
Exotic art collection - some of which was illegal to own - some stolen.
More guns than you could ever imagine!
This pile of cash before it was counted was estimated to be approximately 18 Billion Dollars!
After it was counted it turned out to be a little more than 22 Billion Dollars!
From another angle.
Guns were hidden all over the house, along with ample ammo, just in case of trouble.
Stacks of cash were found in every nook and cranny...
This case is filled with 100 dollar Bills estimated to be 1/2 a million dollars and no doubt headed out to make another drug deal with perhaps the Columbia ns.
18 plastic bins filled with 100 dollar bills were found...
Another cabinet stack tight with cash - all 100's.
More 100's.
Each of these stacks of 100's holds USD250,000 (a quarter of a million US dollars)! They also had millions in Columbia n money and Mexican Pesos, although they preferred American dollars for the most part.
There were even stacks of Chinese Yuan found in one closet.
More Gold machine guns and pistols - most were never fired, just held for collection value.
More Gold machine guns and pistols - most were never fired, just held for collection value.
The money and valuables found in this one house alone, would be enough to pay for health insurance for every man woman and child in the USA for 12 years!
It is estimated to be approximately 27 more of these houses in Mexico alone. Not to mention the ones in other countries who are enriching themselves in the drug trade. These people have so much money, they make the Arab oil sheiks look like welfare recipients. Their money can buy politicians, cops, judges, whatever they need they just throw down stacks of cash and it is theirs! This is why the drug problem is so difficult to fight.
woobowiz
OP needs to get their facts straight.....
stirlingsilver
That stack of cash is NOT 22 billion. it was 205 million.
rykkertnyberg
Oh, well it was just 205 million then. Move along folks.
kamosey
Guess I'm sleeping in one of my other 27 houses tonight.
Thajavaman
ColOmbia... Not Columbia, unless you're talking about the jackets
Aggretsuko
or the school
wandergeist
Or the Canadian province. Or the major river. Or the university in NY. Basically, if it's in North America it gets the "u"
crazycatlady69
As a Colombian-thank you.
AwwMang
Thank you! Colombia spelled with a "u" is one of my biggest pet peeves.
C4sp3rMilkToast
Or South Carolina
chizknocka
..when will they get it right..smh
roninswanson
downvoting, cause hyperbole. snopes source below in comments.
tarataqa
http://glarkware.com/files/product-preview-adult-hyperbole-large.gif
LandOTenThousandBadSportsTeams
HarryTheCaveman
I came to upload this gif/upvote it. Take it +1
slothskittles
Likewise
MrRibs17
I was waiting for this gif from the moment I saw the stack of cash
TheAlptraum
The shape of his head tho.
Fatchicken
he's a thumb
TheMindofaGregJennings
http://imgur.com/21miBm6
AugustusScuirus
Fucking huell.
CommandoPeach
While reading this I was thinking "God damn the top comment better be either that Huell gif or a good enough pun to replace it"
CommandoPeach
>> So thank you for not ruining my morning, Greggy-J's Mind.
Jelloo
"I gotta do it"
Zyve
glorious comment...
REV076
TIL, that my dream job is not engineering but drug dealership
CoopDaWoop
Perfect.
sgi02
I was looking for Huell, you gave me Huell, thank you!
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
TumAgain
Always upvote Hule.
CoopDaWoop
Huell*
LukeMason
I knew it was going to be Hule before clicking.
CaptainButtbeard
Dat resolution
MadrugaRocket
almost 1 min loading...
BeerIsProofThatGodLovesUsAndWantsUsToBeHappy
The cash is worth a total of $207 million. Thanks you, Snopes- http://www.snopes.com/photos/crime/drugmoney.asp
IHateThinkingUsernames
dam these ppl who make posts without checking any information.
Dshadow01
Am I the only one who sees a penis dangling down in the cave pic?
statetheobvious
Nope. That was the first thing I saw while scrolling to see if these photos are compilation or real thing.
tarataqa
"Paging, Dr. Freud. Paging, Dr. Freud."
thouru
I think I've been lied to... http://img.labnol.org/di/100.gif
tarataqa
And Welcome to Internet.
ElCoronel
So you're saying crime does pay?
n4chtm4hr
http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/losing-it.gif mfw I'll never have a gold plated 1911
MrRgrs
gooby pls That is NOT 22 billion dollars. Can we be sensible? ONE billion looks like this.http://imgur.com/1SNOmpL
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MrRgrs
I believe they're each one million $100 bills. The ten of them together is one billion dollars.
endbit
What's with the little stacks in front? Take this back and make each palette 100 million even!
MrRgrs
The little stacks are one thousand and one million dollars respectively for reference. They could have just used a banana...
xerox13ster
Get your billion back, America!
IbukiOnTheScene
That's billion, with a B!
hsalceht
FUKIN H8 THAT COMMERCIAL ON SPOTIFY
smoothskeleton
Not just spotify its everywhere.
BrierRabbit
What denomination are they using in that example?
MrRgrs
$100 bills.
failsafe
Hundreds. It would take 10 million $100 bills to make that; the smallest stack possible.
NotACanadian
Presbyterian.
BrierRabbit
I love the English language.
affi
Dolla dolla billz
shibbytothelibby
It's not difficult at all. Just legalize it.
stevetehpirate
Just like alcohol during the prohibition, the violence, the money, it all comes from these things being illegal.
Pups
When was this? I'm pretty sure I've seen one of the pictures of the money a few times before a few years ago...
enigmadan
Those 100 dollar bills look an awful lot like 20 dollar bills.
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lostcause261
So why do most of them in the big stacks have Andrew Jackson on then?
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HalloweenAintTillManana
These are all 20's and say 100's.
alex20wild
dear america, get different coloured bills - The World
Mcknizzle
Optical illusion
erinnotkaren
My thoughts exactly.
SmoeMan21
They bleached out hundred dollar bills to print the twenties.
Verelse
$22 billion is bullshit...the haul was not even a billion
anzolr
Though it should be noted that a single person owning a billion in cash is crazy as it is, and it doesn't include the assets.
Korethral
Thank You!
krowlz
You keep blinding youself with silly facts.
DariaDAMMIT
Only in the one pic
ReposterCallerOuterMan
ikr
gekkepoes
I would be happy with a stack of "Jacksons" too :D
TumAgain
heimdall
I just burst out laughing while my mom is watching figure skating...thank you.
demonduck
Beautiful. Just beautiful. +1
Hackmet
Made my day! :D
Lemminglover
Why the hell don't the US make a bigger bill that the 100 like we have 500 Euro notes? 1/2
BlacktimusPrime
Because our population sucks at mathematics and it our government feels as if we need more practice!
TumAgain
It's so that it's harder to transport large amounts of cash - assuming a person wouldn't need to transport a billion in cash w/legal reason.
ProCheeseburger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_denominations_of_United_States_currency they were pulled from production for this exact reason.
Lemminglover
It would make that shit a whole lot easier to count (and hide ;-)) 2/2
Hackmet
Pssshhhhhhhhhhhhttt!!! Don't tell them!!
TallDude
Unless you're rich there is no point in bills that large. Even then checks/credit cards are easier and better to track such transactions.
Evil804
that war on drugs thing is working out pretty well, right guys?
completelyunfiltered
According to reddit and snope it was actually about 200 million in currency all said. This happened in 2007
FilmMagician
Yeah, that didn't look like 18 Billion.....and i KNOW what 18 billion looks like.
LeglessPooch
There's also a picture saying the stacks are 100's when they are clearly 20's. The interwebs are whack like crack
Glitchinthematrix
As a Mexican I can tell you they're two different cases
TimePressure
As spirals333 noted, refer to this when trying to imagine large ammounts of money. http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/calculations.html
TimePressure
If they just could do this employing the metric system, it would be perfect.
randium
True? From Tacoma https://www-seattletimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/lies-lies-and-more-lies-out-of-an-ol
stormcomponents
Wasn't that picture of money from a drug-bust in a flat or something? Nothing to do with this mansion?
GambinotheChildish
Here yall go /a/T9NP6?gallery
rile
Why is Reddit quoted as source of reliable information on Imgur constantly???
freeballs
Haha, the pictures of envisaging billions made the front page in the past few days, and I felt so educated calling bullshit on the billions
NothingISayIsReallyTrueComeOnItsTheInternet
I still know what i wanna be when i grow up. A swat team member. So i can see cool gun collections and 100s of millions of moneys and stuff.
kctess5
Breaking Bad taught me that that should be somewhere around 100 million. You could say I'm an expert I guess.
cornedbeefhash
Yeah, a lot of those 'stacks of 100s' looked like 20s...
slyshand
100, 20, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 20, 100. He'll never suspect a thing.
Keynote
There is a documentary called "How to make money selling drugs". It works its way up from street level to drug lords. Very Interesting.
YesThisIsJesus
But i mean that could totally pay for health insurance for 12 years... if no one gets sick ever again! lol
ILikeMineWithLettuceAndTomato
When people are caught & cash in this amount is found, what happens to it?
jineb
Yeah, why make billions when you can make... millions ?
AdorableEvil
A billion dollars isn't cool. Do you know what's cool? A million dollars.
Edwinshap
That did look like about 2 breaking bad stacks!
NotARhino
With 22B, that drug lord could have bought 11 B-2 stealth bombers. My doubts be high about the original number...
NoiceSmart
22 billion dollars...people are ridiculous.
gudemonster
Thank you. 18bn would be money stacked to the roof
thelml
also that south american country is spelled Colombia.
Jalase
Yeah, even if those stacks were of hundreds, there's no way there were 2,500 bills each.
Idontknowmyusername
The post is not correct, the pictures are from different events, different cartels. One of them is form army museum.
veritasgear
And yet the upvotes keep coming...
Tzazi
Yeah, I've seen the money pics on 4chan a long time ago, which genuinely made me suspicious.
Idontknowmyusername
actually one of that pictures is real is the money found at house of a Chinese guy who lived in Mexico and was dealing meth
Cravenmobile
Well there go my dreams of becoming a drug cartel.
wilb33
The "bed" of money was said to be 22 billion by itself. Whos telling the truth?
Morgan123abc
So wheres the US health incurance money that we can have for about 12 years?
anneka
$18b just doesn't even make sense, I cannot fathom a drug operation in the Americas taking in that much cash flow even over a decade or two.
Hamski
Google a picture of a billion dollars. Just one billion takes up almost 12 pallets stacked 5 feet high.
spazmatik
Really? a decade? As cash flow? $283bn USD in drug was used to bailout banks during the 2008 economic crash in america alone. One op could1
mattikuss
Thank you, I read that and became angry. 22 billion, who wrote this post?
spazmatik
move at least $20bn+ a year in product, probably a solid $3-7bn profit, for a basic large scale. It's one of the 3 largest trades worldwide.
koopaya
Yeah, but you have to split those profits worldwide. Drug trade is making people rich all over the place, not just Mexico.
spazmatik
$20bn wasn't the worldwide number, it's a single operation. The majority of the profits goes to the drug lord of the operation.
koopaya
Yeah but here's the problem, not a single drug bust in the history of the world has been worth 20 billion. The largest was 4 billion (1/2)
soukmania
Yep. Illegal drug and weapon market + prostitution is estimated to be worth 25% of the world GDP.
spazmatik
Prostitution isn't a trade though, it's a service. Weapons, Oil, and Drugs are the 3 largest trades. (I'm not doubting your internet facts)
soukmania
It's not an internet fact actually, I read it in one of the european commission's reports over the subject of drugs.
soukmania
People's visa are stolen, and they typically force them to be drug addicts to be sure they will remain under their influence.
soukmania
Prostitution was linked because it is a legal trade in many countries here, and when it's illegal, it leads to human trade (like slaves)
ChuysSpecial
Kept waiting to see the comic books and Magic cards.
tarataqa
And a sweet dirt bike! [Gold-plated, of course.]
Punnilingus
"Yeah I think that's about 18 billion dollars" *Stuffs 4 billion dollars into pants*
TimePressure
Your mother manages to stuff 4 billion dollars into her pants (http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/calculations.html)
sesamharold
signed in only to upvote this!
TimePressure
thanks for the effort! :)
TimePressure
thanks for the effort :D
giveleoanoscar
Did you think no one would notice the flipped money cabinet pic? It's so obvious and look at the damn drawers, the handles are upside down!
Rocketwilco
I think those first guns are .45 automatics, not .357
woozle
ssshhhhhhhh. Let's see if they figure it out.
animosusthewolf
They make .357 magnum 1911s. And they are semi-auto, not automatic.
AetherMcLoud
What is it with crime lords and golden weapons?
sesamharold
If I should ever get shot, then it should be with a golden gun!
LandOTenThousandBadSportsTeams
Too much CoD
notwithstandingupordown
Most crime lords list "The man with the Golden Gun" as the film that most influenced them into a life of crime.
FinalBackwardsGlance
They've reached level 55. Easy.
SirScarface69
Borderlands 2 man
WestCoastIsBestCoast
Well they have a fucktonne of illegal money with nothing meaningful to spend it on, may as well get some golden AK-47's.
hashtagmillennialproblems
Better call Saul.
BakedOn
YOU <3
TooManyDogsIsNotEnough
I knew I would be too late...
Thatirishbastard
It's never too late when he's getting his own spin off show!
BabiesDippedInFondue
Jose, we need to cook.
FourForYouGlenCoCoYouGoGlenCoCo
Wait, so the richest man in the world could actually be a druglord? like the top 10 richest people in the world, might not even be close?
LegendOfTheDeadCruiser
Yeah but does that really surprise you, like, really surprise you?
awesomazing89
It was estimate that at his peak, Pablo Escobar was worth between $18-27Bn, which would've put him among the 5-10 richest ppl in the world
owlest
LOL his name is Pablo Escobar
vlepun
That sounds about right. That's the problem with these commodities being in high demand, but also being highly illegal.
detocroix
Also no taxes!
MrRgrs
Can we not be silly? The answer is no. The amount of money we're talking about is past the possibility of physically having. 1/2
MrRgrs
For the richest people(Helu, Gates, Buffet), it's all theoretically what their holdings are worth. Nothing physical. 2/2
Justinicus
"More guns than you could ever imagine" - 16 guns. There were 16 guns in that pic. You clearly don't know me.
uberm3
Those are only the ones pictured. Lol i dont think anyone whos not a billionaire could match that collection lol in gold weapons
makymak
I can imagine 22 guns!
tarataqa
As a Texan, I concur.
RULESOFNATURE
some of them were gold though
Sillyplace
In raids like this, where do all the money go?
RforRobert
The last photo shows what they do...
mooncactus
Nowhere that it's really needed, probably.
varastettukoira
Politicians, rich people... Eventually back to drug business.
gutclusters
It's seized by the Government performing the raid and usually ends up funding further drug-busting operations.
semirelatedcomments
Ok, that seems quite reasonsble, except, in this case there is 22 billion dollars!! How much does a drug bust cost?
TimePressure
200 mil. not b. m.
ScramblesTD
Then again, we ARE dealing with Mexico. Where the government ends and the cartel begins is a blurry line. Safe to say that money will vanish
coollayo
as someone born in Sinaloa Mexico, i can assure you that all the money seized here went either staright into the pockets of politicians 1/2
coollayo
2/2 or right back into the bank account of whoever was busted. also prisons in mexico let you live like a king if you pay them money.
Pixelatedza
I don't believe the money. The stack seems too small. Especially considering that the crate is only 1/2 mil.
grantwave
dpash
Snopes says $205M
Pixelatedza
Seems far more reasonable.
CommodoreVictorTreaSure
Well it is a common misconception as to how much a million or billion dollars actually looks like in 100s tho im not sure that's 22Bil
spirals333
http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/calculations.html
ThatOneGuyWhoDidThatOneThingAtThatOnePlaceThatOneTime
I didn't know that dollar bills were so thick
sintrael
you did see the first packet is made of 100 x 100$ bills not just one ... i was irritated at first too
ThatOneGuyWhoDidThatOneThingAtThatOnePlaceThatOneTime
Ah I did not see that, good sir. I withdraw my original remark and raise you a vote.
Pixelatedza
Exactly, a billion is like 8 pallets. So 22billion should stack a truck or two.
fritzi56
did you see "Breaking Bad" episode with the cash in the storage locker? A few hundred million at most. Still . . .
hairyneil
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-money-walter-white-made-on-breaking-bad-2013-8
LongTimeLurkerFirstTimePosterLoveTheShow
and they say crime doesn't pay
FrequentContrarian
Well... it pays a little...
towhomthebell
You just have to be willing to hang people
towhomthebell
Oh and behead people,kill off whole family's.yup crime sure pays
ToastyMozart
Well, they found this after a successful raid. It pays until it doesn't.
EthanZephyr
Crime only pays the doctor, when ya get shot
SCM7
Sure it pays... until the police bust down your door and you either go to jail, or get shot down for resisting arrest.
ThePresidentOfStrayaOFFICIAL
It certainly pays. It just costs a lot too.
Lordslayer
Getting caught doesnt pay.. crime is highly lucrative. just look at wall street and their corporate thieves...
Wednait
So, I used to work a job which meant I had to have business lunches with the DPP in Perth, Australia. One thing I learnt crime pays and well
HiImBenDover
It's only illegal if they catch you right
dsurik
Crime pays best!!!!!!!!! Police HATE THEM!!!!!!!!!
oldmidget
"why u do dis" -police
psychotherapist
Learn this one weird trick to becoming a drug lord...
FourForYouGlenCoCoYouGoGlenCoCo
Pablo escaba's making $22 Billion from home! click here to find out how!
Kanigula
*clicks*
JaimeLannistersRightHand
CEO's hate him!
bulbwidth
Well apparently he did get caught so...
jeezuspieces
He probably bribed his way out
rustytrumpet
He might have gotten away with it, if his brother in law didn't have to take a shit..
abbypks
*I undestood that reference gif*
madrush
or if it hadn't of been for you kids!
MeArePaige
It's very obvious the 'war on drugs' is working.
MistakenGenetials
This....this is in mexico?
MichaelJordanAsHimselfInSpaceJam
Who do you think is buying all these drugs?
anneka
The 'war' will keep happening so long as folks keep buying drugs from criminals, I think.
hittinhedges
They need to be given other options because where I'm standing, ALL drug dealers are criminals (to the justice system). LEGALIZE. REGULATE.
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
if by working we mean "we are getting our asses handed to us routinely" then yes, it has been an astounding success
DonkeyKongsLongShlongInABongIsWrong
this is why we must legalize and regulate not just weed, but all drugs.
kykeon
just imagine all that money being available for health care or pensions
CerebrawlHemmorage
I wouldn't go quite that far. There's a few that are too much of a danger to others, like PCP(because drug-fueled rampage).
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
added "benefits" of having to deal with drug dealers and lower likelihood of addicts seeking help. [2]
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dpash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal#Observations
AerysIITargaryen
If you're thinking of Portugal, they decriminalised it but didn't make it legal. It's treated as a health issue as opposed to a crime.
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
I believe the danger is amplified by making them illegal. When they're illegal, people still get their hands on them and it comes with [1]
MrRgrs
I really don't see how legalizing and trying to tax something anyone can grow themselves would do a damn thing.
Thalamus
I used to brew my own beer but I would also go out and buy it.
kulahan
Businesses are easier to run than cartels, which makes them attractive. Helps you convince them to follow strict health/safety guidelines.
BrierRabbit
That is how we legalized corruption in the united states by creating lobbyists who have to report contributions.
kulahan
Better 2 hav a corrupt political system tht people r aware of than an underground system tht uses brutality and death 2 advance thier agenda
ThisIsSittingOnASeal
Hold it buddy. I'm not saying legal weed is a bad idea, alcohol is more harmful than weed, but all drugs? No, that would cause more problems
RobErtE87
If I want to see a pink elephant fucking a unicorn, then I want to be able to go to the chemist,tell him that and he can advise what to take
RobErtE87
and prepare it for me, so I can take it as safely as possible
J2383
Whether it causes problems or not isn't the issue. It's not the government's right to tell me what I can put in my body
IAlwaysUpvoteFirefly
Yeah! LETS INJECT ALL THE HEROIN IN THE WORLD!
DonkeyKongsLongShlongInABongIsWrong
and so much more good if we just stopped treating drug addiction like a crime. its a disease that must be treated like all diseases 2/?
DonkeyKongsLongShlongInABongIsWrong
well we could: tax the stuff, regulate it and be able to help addicts instead of just throwing them into a cell, stop the cartels, 1/??
baconsmellsreallygood
This may reduce the Cartel's influence, but it won't stop them. They'll just revert to crimes that don't revolve around drugs
DonkeyKongsLongShlongInABongIsWrong
plus, we wouldn't be having these problems (the drug cartels). look at Uruguay and what they're doing with marijuana. we could be like that!
ThisIsSittingOnASeal
I agree that's what we should do with weed but a lot of other drugs are way more harmful(alcohol) There's a reason they are illegal you know
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
The reason is profit. The United States has more people per capita in prison that any other country, and I believe around 80 percent of [1]
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
those prisoners are there for drug-related offenses, mostly non-violent. The war on drugs continues primarily due to a combination [2]
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
of private prison lobbyists and ignorant traditionalism. [3]
enixam
When everything is legal, Less people will actually use drugs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_liberalization