Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar

Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar a.k.a. Cuchilla was a Colombian drug dealer and high ranking member of the Cali Cartel. Ortiz-Escobar was a nephew of former Medellin Cartel boss the king of cocaine Pablo Escobar.^[1]

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]^[2]

Ortiz-Escobar was killed in 2002, after getting out of jail, by orders of Wilber Varela a.k.a. Jabón.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Phillips, Tom (11 August 2007). "The Guardian: My boy Lollipop: raid ends sweet life of the Colombian drug lord". The Guardian.
^ Barreneche, Eduardo (12 August 2007). "El capo narco que eligió Uruguay". El Pais (in Spanish).

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[lollipop-1] Phillips, Tom (11 August 2007). "The Guardian: My boy Lollipop: raid ends sweet life of the Colombian drug lord". The Guardian.

[2] Barreneche, Eduardo (12 August 2007). "El capo narco que eligió Uruguay". El Pais (in Spanish).

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