TIL: In 1994, the DEA seized a supercomputer from a drug cartel. The cartel acquired an IBM AS/400 and used it to record bribes, vehicle and telephone data of enemies, and the entire Colombian DMV record. The cartel had computer analysts using it to locate individuals to wiretap. The DEA was stunned

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-cartel-supercomputer-of-1994/
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