you all are correct in a sense. Yes the money has to be laundered. And yes this is what they are waiting for. The problem with making this kind of money is that the money comes in much faster then it can be laundered. So you basically get a vicious snowball effect of cash (which i would love to have lol). The cartels use the abandoned houses to stack there cash and slowly launder it. The problem comes is that the house just slowly fills up because the money cannot be laundered fast enough. Think of it.... Imagine suppling the entire East coast Cocain supply, remember this is only the west coast. You would have to import approx. 1000 Kilos a month. Maybe even more this day in age. At that much of a bulk import you can get a Kilo of grade A coke for $500 U.S. That is 500,000 a month you are spending. Do you know the resale value as soon as it crosses into the U.S.? Aprrox. $15,000. Young buck ten a key is bullshit lol. Thats some grade D bullshit blow. Anyway so these big dogs selling it for 15 a key, So that's 15 million a month. And you acutally made 14.5 mil. Thats serious dough. What you gonna do with all that cash? Nothing, you cant spend it, you cant wash it it comes in to fast. So they sit on it. Sounds stupid to be that big into selling to me. Id love to have money, but not that i cant spend, what a waste.