Most Successful Gangsters of All Time

2. Amado Carrillo Fuentes: $25 Billion

He was born in Navolato Sinaloa, Mexico. He was known as the “Lord of the Skies”, earning his nickname utilizing private planes to carry cocaine around the world. He owned a fleet of 27 private jets, most were Boeing 727’s. Flying into mostly municipal airports and airstrips around Mexico, he was able to successfully transport massive amounts of cocaine.  In 1997, as capture became imminent Fuentes decided to change his appearance and after admittance into a hospital in Mexico City, he died while undergoing extensive plastic surgery.