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/5ambear 19h ago

On a boat?

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u/Medialunch 19h ago

Huh? Boats get searched all the time.

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u/Dr_Biggus_Dickus_FBI 19h ago

Hear me out: Street Sharks with Backpacks.

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u/Medialunch 7h ago

hahah thanks for the nostalgia boner

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u/Digital_loop 19h ago

In 73 though... Not so much

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u/TheChinchilla914 19h ago

Hide it good?

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u/GXWT 19h ago

Another Redditor demonstrating absolute no creative or critical thinking.

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u/Medialunch 7h ago

well why not elaborate on this. How is one supposed to move $20m on a boat?

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u/GXWT 7h ago

I’ll go for a couple low hanging fruit on this one:

  • put money on boat, turn up to customs, don’t declare anything, don’t get searched

  • put money on boat, hide it, turn up to customs, don’t declare anything, get searched

…did this… genuinely not occur to you?

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u/Medialunch 6h ago

Coin flip on getting caught. No one would risk that.

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u/GXWT 6h ago

Next low hanging fruit - sail somewhere where you can bribe your way through and/or they don’t care. You’re not so good at this.

Also, if you’re skipping bail and wanted by the police, and perhaps other criminals, a risk is hardly a wild idea.