Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, kisses a relative’s hand upon his arrival at El Dorado airport in Bogotá, Colombia, on Dec. 23, 2024.

Media swarm Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of the Medellin cartel, upon his arrival at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia, December 23, 2024.

This file photo taken in November 1999 shows drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa in Bogota, Colombia. The Colombian government confirmed that Ochoa will arrive in Bogotá and is expected to land at 3 p.m ...

This undated file photo shows Fabio Ochoa Vasquez. / AP He was initially arrested in 1990 in Colombia under a government program promising drug kingpins would not be extradited to the U.S.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported ...

Media swarm Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of the Medellin cartel, upon his arrival at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia, December 23, 2024.

Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, kisses a relative's hand upon his arrival at El Dorado airport, after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday ...

Fabio Ochoa, one of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel, has been deported back to the South American country, where he has walked free.

Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, kisses a relative's hand upon his arrival at El Dorado airport, after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday ...

Fabio Ochoa, center, a former member of Cartel of Medellin, kisses a relative’s hand upon his arrival at El Dorado airport, after being deported from the United States, in Bogota, Colombia ...