Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar
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Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar aka Cuchilla was a Colombian drug dealer and prominent member of the Cali Cartel. Ortiz-Escobar was a nephew of former Medellin Cartel boss Pablo Escobar.[1]
Ortiz-Escobar surrendered to Colombian authorities on March 1996 to take advantage of a "reduction of sentence" in exchange for turning himself in and admitting his guilt.[2][3]
After the capture of Norte del Valle Cartel kingpin Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia on August 7, 2007, Brazilian authorities discovered he had close ties to Ortiz-Escobar. Ramirez-Abadia had been helped by Ortiz-Escobar to establish himself in Brazil.[1][4]
Ortiz Escobar was killed in 2002 after getting out of jail.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Phillips, Tom (11 August 2007). "The Guardian: My boy Lollipop: raid ends sweet life of the Colombian drug lord". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/colombia/story/0,,2146659,00.html.
- ^ "Powerful drug lords nabbed in Colombia". Toronto Star: p. 2. 30 March 1996.
- ^ "Colombia Arrests Cocaine Traffickersv". Washington Post: p. 19. 30 March 1996.
- ^ Barreneche, Eduardo (12 August 2007). "El capo narco que eligió Uruguay" (in Spanish). El Pais. http://www.elpais.com.uy/07/08/12/pciuda_297110.asp.
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