Eli5: How do high level narco members stay hidden, while living very wealthy?

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I am more talking about the bosses. I just can’t understand what they do with their money to enjoy it. I mean if you are on a most wanted list, I assume you can’t drive around in a 400k luxury car or stay in the biggest house with all the extravagant parties.

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>I mean if you are on a most wanted list, I assume you can’t drive around in a 400k luxury car or stay in the biggest house with all the extravagant parties.

You sure can.

There are at least two typical scenarios.

First case: the government can’t actually prove that you’re the boss. “Everyone knows”, but that doesn’t mean there’s enough evidence to successfully make the case in a court. Further, you might actually have corrupt law enforcement and/or judges on your side. So you can party with impunity in New York or wherever.

Second case: *a* government can prove you’re the boss, and would be willing and able to lock you up – but that doesn’t mean *every* government is on board. For example, the US might have you on a most wanted list, but US agents can’t grab you anywhere in the world. There are places that don’t extradite to the US. There are places that might technically extradite but won’t be willing to cooperate, or don’t have the resources to do it. So you can party in many other big cities, even if you can’t party in New York.

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