US EditionCarlos Lehder, Medellín Cartel boss and Pablo Escobar's partner, freed in Colombia 3 days after arrest
- Colombian authorities released Carlos Lehder after a judge ruled that his drug trafficking sentence had expired, as he is 75 years old.
- Lehder was arrested at Bogota's airport after landing from Germany due to still pending drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges.
- He was one of the leaders of the Medellin Cartel and was extradited to the U.S. in 1987, serving over 30 years in prison.
- His lawyer stated that he is recovering from cancer and has high blood pressure issues.
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Former Medellin Cartel boss released in Colombia after judge rules his sentence expired
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. Lehder was arrested Friday night shortly after he landed in Bogota's airport, with immigration officials…
Notorious drug lord Carlos Lehder, co-founder of the Medellín Cartel, was released on Monday. "Viva Colombia!" (long live Colombia) shouted the drug criminal as he waved his release card in front of the prison. Read more on Telegraaf.nl
A court in Bogotá ordered this Monday to release former Colombian drug dealer Carlos Lehder, who was founder of the Medellín Cartel, because he already prescribed the penalty for the manufacture, trafficking and carrying of weapons and ammunition for private use by the Armed Forces for which he was arrested last week in the Colombian capital. This was determined by Court 18 of Execution of Penalties of Bogotá in defining the situation of Lehder,…
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