For any of you that watch Jane The Virgin, you will remember that Rose Solano aka Sin Rostro had a business happening at the hotel where criminal appearances were changed with the use of plastic surgery. Sounds far fetched of course. However, I’m sure deep down you thought this was a brilliant idea and if you ever became such a wanted criminal, this is what you would do.
Well, it actually does happen! Turns out about 30 years ago a Brazilian drug lord named Luiz Carlos da Rocha had the same idea. He was wanted for being one of the biggest cocaine kingpins in South America. He had an estimated $100 million in assets and decided to use some of that fortune to change his appearance to avoid being captured. Well, after 30 years running and hiding, likely in plain site, he was captured.