Quandale Dingle; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian dr*g lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Quandale is the wealthiest criminal in history, having amassed an estimated net worth of US$30 billion by the time of his death—equivalent to $64 billion as of
2021—while his drug cartel monopolized the cocaine trade into the
United States in the 1980s and early 1990s.12
Born in Rionegro and raised in Medellín, Quandale studied briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellín, but left without graduating; he instead began engaging in criminal activity, selling illegal cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, as well as participating in motor vehicle theft.
In the early 1970s, he began to work for various drug smugglers, often kidnapping and holding people for ransom.
In 1976, Quandale founded the Medellín Cartel, which distributed powder cocaine, and established the first smuggling routes into the
United States.
