Pablo Escobar's former Miami Beach mansion will be leveled next week after its current owner did an exhaustive high-tech search targeting cash, drugs, and even human remains. The demolition will be documented for an upcoming television documentary.
Chicken Kitchen CEO Christian de Berdouare and wife former tv reporter Jennifer Valoppi at 5860 North Bay Road in May 2014 for $9.65 million. Sitting on Biscayne Bay nearby the La Gorce Golf Course, the four-bedroom, six-bathroom home was Escobars before getting seized by U.S. authorities in 1987. Besides being owned by arguably the most infamous drug lord on the planet, the home has another unique feature: massive holes punched through the walls, alluding to a previous search.
The tale is Escobar, who had an estimated $30 billion net worth, couldn't launder his money quickly enough and stashed his cash at his properties.
Berdouare plans to eventually build a mansion on the 7,336-square-foot site but is unsure whether they'll ever live there, as the couple also owns three other properties on the same street - they're at 5004 North Bay Road and 5750 North Bay Road, according to public records.
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