Drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia

Medellin Cartel victims demand truth and justice as cartel boss Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia
The return of the notorious drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia, following his deportation from the United States, has reopened old wounds among the victims of the Medellin cartel, with some expressing their dismay at the decision of Colombian authorities to let the former mafia boss walk free.
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A short while later ...
Drug lord is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S. prisons
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A short while later ...
Legendary cartel drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vasquez released from U.S. prison, deported to Colombia, freed
Fabio Ochoa arrived at Bogota's El Dorado airport on a deportation flight on Monday, wearing a grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag.
Colombia Cartel Drug Lord Deported After 25 Years in U.S. Prison
Fabio Ochoa was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in the killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant.
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States.
Drug lord back in Colombia after 20 years in US jail
One of the founders of the Medellin drug cartel has returned to Colombia after serving more than 20 years in jail in the US for drug trafficking. Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, now 67 years old, was deported by the US government and landed in Bogota on Monday a free man.
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