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Carlos Lehder: Pablo Escobar's crime partner freed from US jail
9 minutes ago
The man who set up the notorious Medellín drug cartel alongside Pablo Escobar has arrived in Germany after his release from a US prison.
Carlos Lehder, a 70-year-old Colombian-German national, became known for setting up a base for drug smuggling on a private island in the Bahamas.
Captured in Colombia in 1987, he was extradited to the US and sentenced to life plus 135 years in jail.
This was reduced after he agreed to co-operate with the authorities.
Lehder's daughter, Mónica, told Colombian magazine Semana that he had been diagnosed with cancer and would be taken care of by a German charity as he had no relatives in the country.
Lehder set up a transit point for drug-laden aircraft on the island of Norman's Cay, 210 miles (340km) off the coast of Florida, with the help of corrupt local officials.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53070547
Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142516492
