MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—A locked safe has been found in the debris of a Miami Beach mansion once owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Demolition began last week on the waterfront property now owned by Chicken Kitchen founder Christian de Berdouare. On Monday, excavators found the metal safe as they knocked down the last walls.
Safe discovered at demolition of Pablo Escobar’s mansion https://t.co/N9FVxBA5s2pic.twitter.com/vYH0UsPZ0F
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) January 26, 2016
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s former Miami Beach mansion demolished by new owner. https://t.co/hiIrBCUZ0hpic.twitter.com/N3zZIHBVll
— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2016
Pablo Escobar’s #MiamiBeach mansion to be demolished today. Take a last look inside here: https://t.co/IBPM21uF9V. pic.twitter.com/OsGeHOjVFx
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) January 19, 2016
JUST IN: Hidden safe discovered at Pablo #Escobar’s former Miami Beach home - stolen before it was removed. @NBC6pic.twitter.com/R35ruVQSqe
— Michael Spears (@MikeSpearsNBC6) January 19, 2016Excavator operator Miguel Mato tells El Nuevo Herald that the 2-foot-by-2-foot safe weighs up to 700 pounds. Mato says he noticed it when the floor sank beneath some rubble.
De Berdouare and his wife say the safe will remain locked in a bank vault until they finish filming a documentary about Escobar’s link to the property.
U.S. authorities seized the property in 1987.
De Berdouare bought it from a private owner in 2014 for $9.65 million.
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