Court orders release of Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
A Bogota court ordered the release of founding Medellin Cartel member Carlos Lehder, claiming his...
Tag: Medellin Cartel
Colombia arrests Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
Colombia’s migration authority jailed Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder after he arrived...
Colombia’s army turned Medellin into murder capital of the world: CIA
Colombia’s army was behind the “narco-terrorism” that made Medellin the “murder...
Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo, a.k.a. “Plata Limpia”
Juan Gonzalo Angel is an alleged money launderer and a former director of Pablo Escobar’s...
Luis Guillermo Angel Restrepo, a.k.a. “Guillo”
Luis Guillermo Angel, a.k.a. “Guillo,” is a former Medellin Cartel pilot and one of Colombia’s...
How a US military doctrine became Colombia’s ‘origin of evil’ | Part 1: “Popeye”
The Medellin Cartel’s 1988 murder of a top anti-mafia official was one of the first...
The narco history of Colombia’s security forces | Part 2: Medellin
The Medellin Police Department and Colombia’s 4th Army Brigade played a key role in the...
How Colombia’s former president helped kick-start the Medellin Cartel
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe became a major asset to the Medellin Cartel after...
Colombia’s media pretending hugely popular series on Uribe doesn’t exist
Colombia’s media are pretty much pretending that “Matarife,” the hugely...
US deports Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder to Germany
US authorities deported Carlos Lehder, one of the co-founders of the Medellin Cartel, to Germany...
‘Top Colombia radio host bribed to favor Medellin Cartel founder’
Julio Sanchez, one of Colombia’s most influential radio personalities, allegedly took bribes...
‘Popeye,’ Pablo Escobar’s media-savvy former hitman dies at 57
John Jairo Velasquez, a.k.a. “Popeye,” died of stomach cancer on Thursday, months...
