Maybe he would have given it to charity? It's hard to tell what his motivations are from the outside.

We should, I suppose, give every drug kingpin the benefit of this doubt.

Yes, you should. Everyone at the top is usually far isolated from what generates the revenues, and they have their own causes and ideals for wealth just like anyone else.

Vilifying money itself along side actual sanctions on it is a relatively new legal concept for the Federal government. So yes this has pervaded the culture of the Federal government's subjects, but is only a happy coincidence for the government to maintain support.