Locked Safe Found in Pablo Escobar’s Miami Mansion, Weighs 700 Pounds

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Locked Safe Found in Pablo Escobar’s Miami Mansion, Weighs 700 Pounds
A woman passes by a poster with the image of deceased Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar along a street of Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on March 21, 2012. On Sept. 18, 2013, Merco Press published an article about Colombia's refusal to trademark Escobar's name for instructive and recreational purposes; Escobar t-shirts have also become popular in the United States. (Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
1/26/2016
Updated:
1/26/2016

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.

Excavator 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.

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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.

Christian De Berdouare sits on the newly discovered second safe found during demolition of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's former mansion, Monday Jan. 25, 2016 in Miami Beach, Fla. 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. (C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
Christian De Berdouare sits on the newly discovered second safe found during demolition of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's former mansion, Monday Jan. 25, 2016 in Miami Beach, Fla. 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. (C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)

 

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