One of Colombia's legendary drug lords has been released from prison and is expected to be deported. Ochoa was first indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of a DEA informant.

Media swarm Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, upon his arrival at El Dorado airport, after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.

Decades after Pablo Escobar brought hippos to Colombia, country now dealing with dozens of them Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ...

Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired ...

The former drug trafficker was captured in October 1999 and extradited to the United States in 2001. Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, one of the founders of the Medellin Cartel and associate of Pablo Escobar ...

Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, is welcomed by relatives upon arriving at El Dorado airport after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday ...

One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home. Records from ...

“The years in prison (for cartel leaders) are not that relevant for those of us who are victims of the Medellín cartel,” Rojas said. “What really repairs the pain is justice and truth.” ...

by: MANUEL RUEDA and ASTRID SUÁREZ, Associated Press Posted: Dec 24, 2024 / 12:25 PM EST Updated: Dec 24, 2024 / 12:25 PM EST ...

Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, is welcomed by relatives upon arriving at El Dorado airport after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday ...