Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar
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Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela José Santacruz Londoño Hélmer Herrera Buitrago Phanor Arizabaleta-Arzayus Mery Valencia Jairo Ivan Urdinola-Grajales Julio Fabio Urdinola-Grajales Henry Loaiza-Ceballos Victor Patiño-Fomeque Raul Grajales-Lemos Luis Grajales-Posso Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar |
Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar a.k.a. 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]
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.
References
- 1 2 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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