The mansion owned by former Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is scheduled to be demolished, and it was reported that the current owner may find something valuable in it.
According to Miami Curbed, the current owners of the place are Chicken Kitchen CEO Christian de Berdouare and his wife Jennifer Valoppi. They bought the Miami Beach mansion for $9.65 million back in May 2014. It was also reported that the owners could expect some drugs and even human remains when they demolish the property, considering that Escobar previously owned it.
The Colombian drug lord bought the pink mansion at 5860 North Bay Road in 1980 for only $762,500 before it was seized by the US government in 1987. The place also has massive holes that were punched through the walls because of a previous house search.
Miami Herald reports that the mansion was originally built in 1948, and Valoppi said that they plan to demolish the property in order to "close a very dark chapter in the history of Miami." She added that they want to erase Escobar's violent memory in the place and that they want to create something new and inspiring. The site reports that everything in the 7,336-square-foot plot will be destroyed, and only a banyan tree will remain. It was revealed that the couple is planning on building a new house with a modern design.
The current property has a total of four bedrooms and six bathrooms, and it also has a pool and garage. Escobar was a known drug lord back in the day and was killed by the Colombian forces with the help of the US authorities in 1993 after he escaped prison. News One reports that he was formerly named as the 7th richest man in the world with a net worth of $25 billion. Currently, Netflix has a show titled "Narcos," which follows the rise and fall of Escobar. He is portrayed by Brazilian actor Wagner Moura.
