What is Drug lord?
A '''drug lord''', also called a '''drug kingpin''' is a criminal boss who controls a sizable network of the people involved in the [[illegal drug trade]]. Such people are often hard to bring to [[justice]], for they are not usually in possession of something illegal. Examples of drug lords are [[Pablo Escobar]],<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Facts Reveal Absurdity of Pablo Escobar's Wealth|publisher=The Business Insider|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/10-facts-that-prove-the-absurdity-of-pablo-escobars-wealth-2015-9|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> [[Griselda Blanco]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Griselda Blanco|publisher=Biography|url=https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/griselda-blanco|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> [[Frank Lucas]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Lucas, Drug Kingpin Dead at 88|publisher=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/frank-lucas-american-gangster-drug-kingpin-dead-842740|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> [[Joaquín Guzmán]] and [[Manuel Noriega]]. Drug lords have started breaking the larger [[drug cartel]]s into much smaller groups. With newer technology, drug lords are able to manage their business better from behind the scenes. They usually keep themselves off the [[FBI]] and [[DEA]] lists. The smaller drug cartels are proving to be safer and make more money for those involved.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Drug Lords|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/0008/organization.profiles/drug.html|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029173707/http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/0008/organization.profiles/drug.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Organized crime]] [[Category:Drug traffickers]] {{stub}}