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     • At the heart of his criminal organization was the online pharmacy network RX Limited, which generated hundreds of millions of euros in revenue annually from the illegal sale of prescription painkillers. The huge demand for painkillers during the opioid crisis in the US made le Roux a millionaire in the mid-2000s.
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   How did Le Roux become a millionaire?

   • At the heart of his criminal organization was the online pharmacy network RX Limited, which generated hundreds of millions of euros in revenue annually from the illegal sale of prescription painkillers. The huge demand for painkillers during the opioid crisis in the US made le Roux a millionaire in the mid-2000s.

   The unbelievable story of Paul le Roux – DW – 07/06/2020

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   How much money did Le Roux make?

   • Le Roux would later tell the feds that he had made at least $300-million through this enterprise, which enabled Americans to buy painkillers online without a valid doctor’s prescription at a time when the USA’s opioid crisis was beginning to take root.

   How a South African man became the world’s most notorious cyber-cri…

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   Who is Le Roux?

   • Le Roux was born in Zimbabwe and moves to South Africa as a teenager. He was a natural programmer. He got into computers and video games as a teen and dropped out of school to take his own computer courses.

   The Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking Empire

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   How did Le Roux gain power?

   • Based in Manila, Le Roux ran his operation largely from his laptop, protected by impenetrable encryption software he wrote, and gained power through threatened violence and assassinations.

   The Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking Empire

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   What happened to Le Roux?

   • After a U.S.-led sting operation caught Le Roux making a meth smuggling deal, he struck a plea bargain and became an informant on his own hires for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He’s likely to be sentenced in the first half of this year. Smithsonian spoke with Ratliff about Le Roux, his empire and how it impacted Americans.

   The Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking Empire

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   Did Le Roux have a kingdom in Africa?

   • Le Roux would say: “We’ll have a kingdom in Africa.” He laundered money from his pharmacy business through gold, timber and diamonds in Africa and Asia. From prescription medication, Le Roux expanded to illegal drugs. He ran a global drug trafficking syndicate, buying meth from North Korea.

   How a South African man became the world’s most notorious cyber-cri…

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paul_Le_RouxPaul Le Roux - Wikipedia

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   To monetize E4M, he launched SW Professionals in 2000. Based in South Africa, the company offered offshore programming, including E4M customization. According to its website, it had 5 to 6 employees. Le Roux himself was reportedly rarely seen in South Africa, and was still in a precarious financial situation.

4. www.wired.com › story › mastermind-excerptPaul Le Roux, the Coder Who Became a Criminal Mastermind - WIRED

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   Jan 29, 2019 · Through his creation, an online startup selling hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of pills to American customers, he would become one of the largest individual contributors to America’s ...

5. www.dailymaverick.co.za › article › 2019/03/14-how-aHow a South African man became the world’s most notorious ...

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   As former apartheid security operatives turned freelance mercenaries, they were tasked by Le Roux with guarding his operations, smuggling money and gold across borders, and carrying out ...

6. www.vice.com › en › articleA Drug Kingpin Ran His Empire from a Laptop, Then ... - VICE

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   Jan 23, 2019 · Before he was an informant implicating former American soldiers in mercenary-style slayings on behalf of a global drug and gun empire he controlled, Paul Le Roux was a guy with a computer.

7. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › computerThe Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking ...

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   Jan 29, 2019 · The United States is still struggling with the consequences of his nefarious activities; Roux accrued hundreds of millions of dollars selling prescription opioids and played a significant role in...

8. www.grunge.com › 620176This Is How Paul Le Roux Was Finally Caught - Grunge

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   Sep 30, 2021 · According to a story in Smithsonian Magazine, the saga of Paul Le Roux, who was born in South Africa, began after he created an extremely secure form of encryption for computer disks during the tail end of the 20th century.