00:00:01.670,00:00:04.310 Onion News Network 00:00:06.640,00:00:10.950 The reign of one of the most formidable drug lords in the nation has ended. 00:00:11.330,00:00:13.830 Police in Michigan announce they have finally brought down 00:00:14.070,00:00:16.250 crystal meth king Pin Darrel Krogen. 00:00:16.530,00:00:18.330 Brian Scott has more. 00:00:18.780,00:00:19.680 Special Report 00:00:20.290,00:00:24.050 Darrel Krogen's meteoric rise from low level pseudo fed purchaser, 00:00:24.430,00:00:26.790 to the most powerful crystal Meth Baron in the country, 00:00:26.990,00:00:31.800 reads like a Hollywood movie. Right up to the epic downfall at the end. 00:00:33.530,00:00:36.400 At the time of his arrest, Krogen had amassed 00:00:36.600,00:00:39.660 a personal fortune estimated at over 4000$ 00:00:40.030,00:00:42.340 Even before taking into account his considerable holdings 00:00:42.540,00:00:44.140 in scrap metals and copper wire, 00:00:44.580,00:00:47.270 making him the wealthiest meth dealer in the US. 00:00:47.510,00:00:50.940 Darrel Krogen's personal fortune is far beyond what any other meth dealer 00:00:51.220,00:00:52.420 has been capable of amassing, 00:00:52.520,00:00:55.390 and we believe that there are more soiled pillow cases, 00:00:55.590,00:00:57.890 full of valuables yet to be found. 00:00:58.290,00:01:00.960 These are the spoils of a life in meth 00:01:01.390,00:01:04.260 As head of the notorious Krogen cartel, Darrel controlled territories, 00:01:04.560,00:01:06.990 stretching from northern Michigan, as far south as Evart, 00:01:07.400,00:01:10.470 Krogen was merciless, in his brute acquisition of power. 00:01:10.770,00:01:14.410 He's said to have intimidated rival king Pin, Tony Dibasio, 00:01:14.710,00:01:18.110 by punching in the windows of the diner where Dibasio worked as a dishwasher. 00:01:18.440,00:01:21.080 Those under Krogen, both worshiped and feared him. 00:01:21.380,00:01:23.400 He never went anywhere without two blankets. 00:01:23.730,00:01:27.440 He'd leave one on the ground, so he wouldn't have to kneel in the dirt. 00:01:27.620,00:01:30.780 If you had a piece of hotdog and Darrel wanted it, he just took it. 00:01:31.160,00:01:33.610 Krogen would throw lavish weekly parties at his country estate, 00:01:33.950,00:01:36.590 a barn he converted into his own private xanidu, 00:01:36.970,00:01:41.370 where he loved to show off his menagerie of Ferrell cats and a three legged raccoon. 00:01:41.500,00:01:43.830 But once police managed to flip one of Krogen's top lieutenants, 00:01:44.260,00:01:46.910 by offering him a cup of coffee, it was only a matter of time. 00:01:47.320,00:01:51.260 He was apprehended in a sting, by a joint Belmont/Caninsburg police task force. 00:01:51.730,00:01:54.460 The high living drug lord was finally behind bars. 00:01:54.650,00:01:57.490 For the Onion News Network, I'm Brian Scott. 00:01:58.280,00:02:01.900 Thank you Brian, now authorities say it's only a matter of time 00:02:02.140,00:02:05.850 before another ambitious young meth head inspired by Krogen's lavish habits 00:02:06.130,00:02:09.190 of wearing socks and defecating in doors fills the void. 00:02:09.460,00:02:13.230 Moving on, a popular new dating website pairs lonely singles with wines. 00:02:13.430,00:02:16.010 Still ahead this hour 00:02:16.490,00:02:19.590 Puerto Rican Flag elected governor of Puerto Rico