Willie Falcon Net Worth: How Rich is Willie Falcon Actually?

Augusto “Willie” Falcon is a former drug lord who was part of the group that controlled one of the largest cocaine smuggling organizations in the world that generated more than $2 billion in cash by bringing cocaine to the U.S. from Colombia. His story has been presented in the docuseries by Netflix called Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. Willie Falcon net worth at the moment is unavailable and is under review.

Early Life

Willie Falcon and his friend Sal Magluta, who would later become his business partner went to high school together. For some side income, the two started to work together to sell small quantities of cocaine and marijuana while still in high school. The two would decide together to drop out of high school.

Willie Falcon Net Worth and Career

After dropping out, they focused even more on selling drugs. One of their early big deals came when they helped to dispose of 30 kilos of cocaine working with an old friend named Jorge Valdes. After this, they would start working with bigger quantities and over time became one of the largest distributors for selling cocaine from Colombia.

Falcon and Magluta had their strengths and made a good team together. He would work as a connector and establish important contacts while Magluta worked on negotiating and getting the deal done.

Falcon was very good at using his old friends and acquaintances that he had developed among the Cuban American community. Furthermore, they also got creative and used the sport of boat racing to the network with different personalities as well as use it as a way to transport drugs from the Bahamas.

Over the years, they would manage to smuggle close to 75 tons of cocaine into the North American region. Finally, Falcon along with his business partner Magluta would be caught in April of 1991. By this time, they had managed to accumulate a huge fortune of $2.1 billion in cash and assets which showed the scale that their operations had reached.

Previously, they had managed to escape arrest using their contacts and through bribery. They spent four years in maximum security after being arrested in 1991. However, a lot of drama would occur before a trial finally occurred in 1996 as three potential witnesses were murdered while two were severely wounded in attempts of assassination. He would be released from federal prison in 2017 at the age of 62.

Personal Life

Willie Falcon was married to a woman named Alina Rossique. Together with Alina, the couple shared three children whose names are Aileen Martinez, Jessica Falcon, and William Falcon. However, a tragic incident would occur that led to Alina being shot and killed while leaving a beauty parlor. Later reports confirmed that this was random street violence. Alina was only 33 years old.

Willie Falcon Net Worth

As of 2022, Willie Falcon’s net worth is under review. During their peak time, Falcon and his team managed to amass a huge number of $2.1 billion in cash and other assets. At that time, he might have been worth over $100 million.

Willie Falcon News

• How T.J. English told the true story of Cuban drug kingpins in ‘The Last Kilo’ – OCRegister
  How T.J. English told the true story of Cuban drug kingpins in ‘The Last Kilo’  OCRegister
• The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced America by T J English – Publishers Weekly
  The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced America by T J English  Publishers Weekly
• Rick Ross Little Havana with The-Dream and Willie Falcon – REVOLT
  Rick Ross Little Havana with The-Dream and Willie Falcon  REVOLT