Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from U.S. prison after serving 25 years One of Colombia's legendary drug lords has been released from prison and is expected to be deported.

Decades after Pablo Escobar brought hippos to Colombia, country now dealing with dozens of them 04:43. Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a ...

The Medellín Cartel, one of the most iconic and violent drug trafficking organizations in Colombia’s history, consolidated its control over the international cocaine trade during the 1980s and 1990s.

Fabio Ochoa, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, speaks to the media upon his arrival at El Dorado airport, after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 23 ...

Media swarm Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, upon his arrival at El Dorado airport, after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Dec. 23, 2024.

MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home.

Medellin cartel drug lord who ran cocaine in Miami released from prison after 25 years Living in Miami, Fabio Ochoa Vásquez ran a distribution center for the cocaine cartel once headed by Pablo ...

Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired.

This photo released by the Colombian Immigration press office shows Colombian Fabio Ochoa, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, deplaning at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota ...