11 Spine-chilling facts about the Colombian Cartel – This will stun you (With Photos)

10. The Dirty Money

Via buisnessinsider.com

South American Cartels, via unsealed United States documents, have been noted to launder their money as far away as Hong Kong. Washing the cash by purchasing counterfeit goods inside the country and then running it through Hong Kong banks, has cleaned up billions of dollars for the criminal networks. In 2014, Daniel “The Madman” Barrera pleaded guilty to money laundering in U.S. Federal Court. One of the largest Colombian money laundering operations discovered was stationed in Guangzhou, which has had upwards of an absurd 5-billion-dollar run through its doors. You can buy a flipping island for $1 billion. Imagine the possibilities. That’s a lot of money when you need to fund more criminal activities.