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Remote CEO Running Mercenary Operations
- Le Roux hired ex-soldier Dave Smith and built mercenary networks to execute gold-buying and protection operations.
- He managed these operations remotely from the Philippines like a video-game CEO.
Ambitious Fronts And Micromanaged Ventures
- Le Roux attempted to create a tuna-fishing front in Somalia and even considered growing poppies there.
- His micromanagement and odd ideas frustrated on-the-ground operators and allied pirates.
Persistence Beats Initial Resource Gaps
- Two Minnesota diversion investigators taught themselves internet forensics to map Le Roux's sprawling pharmacy network.
- Low-resources persistence and curiosity can unravel highly technical criminal infrastructures.