US EditionMedellín Cartel Co-Founder Fabio Ochoa Freed in Columbia After US Prison Term
- Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, co-founder of the Medellín Cartel, was deported from the US and arrived in Bogotá as a free man.
- Ochoa was confirmed not to be wanted by Colombian authorities and was freed to reunite with his family.
- Ochoa stated, 'The nightmare is over,' upon his release.
- Colombian immigration confirmed that Ochoa has no pending judicial requirements except for asset forfeiture proceedings.
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Drug lord Fabio Ochoa released, returns to Colombia after 25 years in US prison
A convicted Colombian drug lord who served 25 years in a U.S. prison is now a free man in his home country. Authorities deported Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, 67, after he completed his prison sentence. He landed in Bogotá, Colombia, on Monday, Dec. 23. Upon his arrival at the airport, Colombian authorities ran Ochoa's fingerprints. They confirmed that he is not facing any criminal charges related to crimes he may have committed during his time with the …
Medellin cartel victims demand justice as boss Ochoa walks free in Colombia
Return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from United States has reopened old wounds among victims of Medellín cartel, with some expressing dismay at Colombian authorities' decision to let Ochoa walk free.
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S. prisons
One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States.
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, one of the founders of the Medellín Cartel and former partner of Pablo Escobar, was deported this Monday to Colombia after serving a sentence of more than two decades in prison in the United States. Without outstanding accounts with the justice of his country, the 67-year-old excapo landed at the airport of Bogotá canoso and aged, according to a photograph released by Migración Colombia on network X. On December 3, he regain…
One of the founders of the Medellin drug cartel has returned to Colombia after serving more than 20 years in prison in the US for drug trafficking, the BBC reports.
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