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MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home.
Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence.
Ochoa, 67, and his older brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to U.S. authorities, to the point that in 1987 they were included in the Forbes Magazine’s list of billionaires. Living in Miami, Ochoa ran a distribution center for the cocaine cartel once headed by Pablo Escobar.
Although somewhat faded from memory as the center of the drug trade shifted from Colombia to Mexico, he resurfaced in the hit Netflix series “Narcos” true to form as the youngest son of an elite Medellin family into ranching and horse breeding that cut a sharp contrast with Escobar, who came from more humble roots.
Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence.
Ochoa, 67, and his older brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to U.S. authorities, to the point that in 1987 they were included in the Forbes Magazine’s list of billionaires. Living in Miami, Ochoa ran a distribution center for the cocaine cartel once headed by Pablo Escobar.
Although somewhat faded from memory as the center of the drug trade shifted from Colombia to Mexico, he resurfaced in the hit Netflix series “Narcos” true to form as the youngest son of an elite Medellin family into ranching and horse breeding that cut a sharp contrast with Escobar, who came from more humble roots.Ochoa was first indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of Drug Enforcement Administration informant Barry Seal — whose life was popularized in the 2017 film “American Made” starring Tom Cruise.
Ochoa was first indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of Drug Enforcement Administration informant Barry Seal — whose life was popularized in the 2017 film “American Made” starring Tom Cruise.He was initially arrested in 1990 in Colombia under a government program promising drug kingpins would not be extradited to the U.S. At the time, he was on the U.S. list of the “Dozen Most Wanted” Colombia drug lords.
Ochoa was arrested again and extradited to the U.S. in 2001 in response to an indictment in Miami naming him and more than 40 people as part of a drug smuggling conspiracy. Of those, Ochoa was the only one who opted to go to trial, resulting in his conviction and the 30-year sentence. The other defendants got much lighter prison terms because most of them cooperated with the government.
Richard Gregorie, a retired assistant U.S. attorney who was on the prosecution team that convicted Ochoa, said authorities were never able to seize all of the Ochoa family’s illicit drug proceeds and he expects that Ochoa will have a welcome return home.“He won’t be retiring a poor man, that’s for sure,” Gregorie told The Associated Press.
But in years of litigation, he argued unsuccessfully that his client deserved to be released early because his sentence far exceeded what was appropriate for the amount of seized cocaine that authorities could attribute to Ochoa.
Legendary??? 🤮🤮🤮 Nothubg legendary in selling death across world.I wish such kind of punishment upon him and nothing more,nothing less just same weight of unrest and as many sleepless nights whic destroyed countless amrrican and europian families.
ReplyDeleteShut up. As someone who enjoys a sniff every now and then, no one but myself is at fault. People who don’t do drugs, don’t get addicted to drugs.
DeleteProps 3 21 was about to say this.
DeleteNo one forces anybody to consume drugs. Hate this argument ruining lives. I love myself a pase of original or lavada every now and then. Cold evening , cold beers and a good perico sniffing lightly cause its good and starting the fire for the cowboy steaks from Sams. Jamming Los Bukis or some old school whatever. Relaxin like a champ.
Los colombianos le trabajan a los mexicanos
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DeleteVes muchas peliculas! Es como diciendo que China trabaja para Gualmar!
DeleteHe took his sentence like a champ
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DeleteThat's Koo foo
DeleteFabio also known as Pepe along with his brother joined Pablo Escobar and created the Medellin Cartel. CDS at the height of its power had nothing on Medellin and Medellin was far more lucrative than CDS or any other cartel. I know this will piss off a log of Mexicanos but I don't care! Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDelete2:18pm Hey why are you ripping me off. You are the fake Nuffy. Do you know that using my name is a copy right infringement? I will hire a lawyer and get your IP address to find out who you are. I will have you served. See you in court scumbag! The Real Nuff Said!!!
Delete2:18 jealous that Mexican cartels now own almost all the shit that goes around the world are we?
DeleteA red head POTUS elect would not talk so much smack about attacking these Mexican cartels if they were not a threat worldwide.
Snuff said or your moma said
DeletePer other reporting he arrived in Colombia on December 2nd. If true that’s the anniversary of Escobar death. Closing the circle I guess.
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ReplyDeleteShould have made them pay for itThe Ochoas!!
This guy being released is absolutely great news. Do you guys know what this means? This means that in a couple of years we will be getting a new season of Narcos. This article also implies that he hide his money somewhere. He will enjoy a good rest of his life with his money. This makes me ask a simple question. Is giving up twenty-five years of your life in prison worth being rich for the final twenty years of your life? I think I'd rather be poor and have my freedom. Prison is not for the Nuffster. I'm scared! Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDeleteI am in colombia now. And Fabio is the boss of Itagui and areas near by. Even in prison he was still running this area and you had get to get permission from him to run things there. With him out the violence in this area will increase. The amount of apartments houses businesses and fincas which he owns and are in others people's name would be huge. Just like popeye did he will be asking for some of those to be sold and the money handle over to him. With the price of land etc. Now in this area he will have over billion dollars himself.
ReplyDeleteUnlike others he is one who keep his mouth shut and did his time. So him and Carlos are both out. Now 3 bosses from the Medellín cartel are out and about.
ReplyDeleteHis family has millions in property in Colombia and I’m sure there more stashed still in swish accounts they never found. He’s still set…
ReplyDelete2:56: Jury out on another 20 years.You seem very generous.
ReplyDeleteThe Ochoas had Cocaine game on lock in the 70s... 80s.... Mexico was Not on the Radar.
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