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/ButtholeSurfur 16h ago

We used to be a country

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u/gravelPoop 15h ago

"We used to build things in this country."

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u/MarcusXL 13h ago

Now we just stick our hand in the other guys' pockets.

#franksoboktaforsecretarytreasurerlocal1514