Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria (born January 13, 1947), nicknamed El Osito (“the little teddy bear”), is the brother of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar , and the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel , which was responsible for as much as 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States. He was the eldest…
Juan David Ochoa Vásquez (April 13, 1946 – July 25, 2013) was a Colombian drug trafficker and one of the founders of the Medellín Cartel , a major drug cartel based in the city of Medellín. Juan David was the older brother of Jorge Luis Ochoa and Fabio Ochoa Vásquez , powerful figures within the Medellín Cartel. In January…
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez (born September 30, 1950) is a Colombian former drug trafficker who was a founding member of the infamous Medellín Cartel in the late 1970s. The main members of the cartel were Pablo Escobar, Carlos Lehder, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, Gustavo Gaviria, Jorge Ochoa and his brothers Juan Ochoa and Fabio Ochoa….
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez (born May 2, 1957) is a former leading member of the cocaine cartel in Medellín, along with his older brothers Juan David and Jorge Luis. His role briefly made him a billionaire. After serving a short prison sentence in Colombia, he was arrested and extradited to the US in 1999 and is…
John Jairo Arias Tascón (1961 – June 13, 1990), known as Pinina, was a member of the Medellín Cartel . He rose to power in the cartel’s military wing and was accused of hundreds of murders. He was considered fifth in the cartel structure. He also had eight wives and children according to the actor who recited…
Gilberto José Rodríguez Orejuela (January 31, 1939 – May 31, 2022) was a Colombian drug lord and one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel . Orejuela formed the cartel with his brother, Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela , José Santacruz Londoño and Hélmer Herrera. The cartel rose to prominence in the early 1990s and was estimated to control approximately 80 and 90…
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss Colombia 1974, Martha Lucía Echeverry. Cali CartelThe Rodríguez brothers and “Jose” formed the Cali…
José Santacruz Londoño (also known as Chepe Santacruz; October 1, 1943 – March 5, 1996) was a Colombian drug lord. Along with Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela , Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela and Hélmer Herrera Buitrago, Londoño was a leader of the Cali Cartel . Cali CartelLondoño and the Rodríguez Orejuela brothers formed the Cali Cartel in the 1970s . They were primarily involved in the marijuana trade. In…
Francisco Hélmer Herrera Buitrago, also known as “Pacho” and “H7”, (August 24, 1951 – November 6, 1998) was a Colombian drug trafficker, fourth in command in the Cali Cartel , and believed to be the son of Benjamín Herrera Zuleta. Early yearsHerrera grew up in the Colombian city of Palmira, in the Valle del Cauca department. In high school,…
Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (died 2002), also known as Cuchilla, was a Colombian drug dealer and high-ranking member of the Cali Cartel . Ortiz-Escobar was a cousin of former Medellin Cartel boss , cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar . After the capture of Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, the leader of the Norte del Valle cartel on August 7, 2007, Brazilian authorities discovered that…