Coverage dated December 23, 2024

Famed Colombian drug lord Fabio Ochoa released from US prison and deported

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Ochoa, who was part of the Medellin drug cartel led by Pablo Escobar, had been serving a prison sentence in the United States for his alleged role in the...

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Famed Colombian drug lord Fabio Ochoa released from US prison and deported (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Ochoa, who was part of the Medellin drug cartel led by Pablo Escobar, had been serving a prison sentence in the United States for his alleged role in the...

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Medellín Cartel victims demand truth and justice as cartel boss Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Ochoa was one of the cartel's key operators at the time and lived for several years in Miami where he ran a distribution center for the cocaine cartel.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S. prisons (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Immigration officials in Colombia took his fingerprints and confirmed through a database that Ochoa is not wanted by Colombian authorities.

  4. Daily Journal

    Medellin Cartel victims demand truth and justice as cartel boss Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia (opens Daily Journal)

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    BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of the Medellín Cartel, with some expressing dismay at the Colombian authorities’ decision to let Ochoa walk free.

  5. CNN

    Drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons (opens CNN)

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    One of Colombia’s infamous 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.

  6. Voice of America

    Medellin cartel victims demand justice as boss Ochoa walks free in Colombia (opens Voice of America)

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    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.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia after spending two decades in US prisons (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Medellin Cartel victims demand truth and justice as cartel boss Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of the Medellín Cartel, with some expressing dismay at the Colombian authorities’ decision to let Ochoa walk free.

  9. CBS News

    Legendary cartel drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vasquez released from U.S. prison, deported to Colombia, freed (opens CBS News)

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    Fabio Ochoa arrived at Bogota's El Dorado airport on a deportation flight on Monday, wearing a grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag.

  10. The Guardian

    Ex-drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons (opens The Guardian)

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    Victims of Medellín cartel demand justice as some express dismay former mob boss faces no charges in Colombia

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