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Back to prison for ‘El Cebollero’

A judge has revoked house arrest for Alirio de Jesus Rendon, alias “El Cebollero,” a former leader of the Medellin drug gang Oficina de Envigado, and ordered his return to prison. Medellin Judge Gabriel Fernando Roldan’s ruling...

House arrest of Medellin capo to be re-examined

Medellin judge calls for a secondary medical examination of the convicted drug gang leader Alirio de Jesus Rendon Hurtado, alias “El Cebollero,” reported newspaper El Tiempo Monday. After Rendon was released from prison and...

Medellin judge suspended over house arrest scandal

Judicial authorities have suspended a Medellin judge after he allowed a convicted drug gang chief to leave maximum security and see out his sentence under house arrest. Judge Humberto Navales Durango ruled last week that Alirio...

Judge who released Medellin mafia head under investigation

Judicial authorities have opened an investigation against a Medellin judge who placed local mafia head “El Cebollero” from prison and placed him under house arrest. The Supreme Judicial Council of Antioquia announced Sunday it...

‘El Cebollero’ released from prison for health reasons

Convicted leader of the Medellin drug gang Oficina de Envigado, Alirio de Jesus Rendon, alias “El Cebollero” (The Onion Seller) has been released from prison and placed under house arrest, Colombian media reported Friday. After...

NGO requests ‘special treatment’ for ill prisoners

A human rights NGO requested special treatment for high-profile Colombian prisoners with health problems, reports newspaper El Tiempo Tuesday. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) called for precautionary...

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