Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar's pink beachfront Miami mansion in Florida is nothing but rubbles now after the current owner decided to tear it down. During the demolition, a second safe has been recovered. And as the first one mysteriously disappeared, the safe is now locked in a bank.
Restaurant owners Christian de Berdouare and wife Jennifer Valoppi acquired the property in 2014 for $10 million. After sitting empty since their purchase, they have it demolished last week to erect a beautiful new one in its place. They said they had no idea about the history of the property then and they put an end to the negative history.
When a demolishing worker was tearing down the last of the concrete wall, a metal safe has been discovered, BBC has reported.
"This is real. It's still locked. It's very, very heavy. We can't believe it - now Pablito is my best friend," de Berdouare said jokingly.
The 2 by 2 feet safe weighs about 600 kilograms and has not been opened yet. It has been put in a bank vault and the owners plan to open it after Valoppi has finished the documentary on the mansion's history, according to Miami Herald.
"I think that it has gold or diamonds," de Berdouare said. "Who knows?"
The first safe that was found had been stolen and the police are still investigating the theft. "It was in the ground under some marble and was discovered by some of our workers, but before we even had a chance to remove it, it was stolen, so we've been working with the police on that," Valoppi said.
The owners have hired professional treasure hunters, Kellyco Metal Detectors, who will search for valuable items for another two weeks. A 24-hour security has been put in the property and will remain so until the rubbles have been removed.
Escobar's Miami beach mansion measured 7,336 square feet on a 33,000-square-foot lot. Overlooking the Biscayne Bay and Miami skyline, the house had four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a garage, as well as a swimming pool. The kingpin bought the property in the 1980s until it was seized by the U.S. government. Escobar died in a police shootout in 1993.
