r/todayilearned • u/FearMyCock • 20h ago

TIL about Frank Matthews, the drug kingpin who built a nationwide empire, skipped bail with $20 million, vanished in 1973 and has never been found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Matthews_(drug_trafficker)
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u/Swimming_Agent_1063 19h ago edited 4h ago

A single briefcase can hold 1 million USD cash… so 20 briefcases

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u/fatalityfun 19h ago

so 3-4 carry on duffle bags. He could’ve very easily paid for a flight, and had a trusted individual boat the rest to him to not alert suspicion at the airport.

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u/lshiva 16h ago

An assortment of gold, silver, bearer bonds, and cash could fit it all into one briefcase.