Fabio Ochoa Vásquez (born May 2, 1957) is a former leading member of the Medellín Cartel, along with his older brothers Juan David and Jorge Luis. His role briefly made him a billionaire. He was extradited to the US and served 25 years of a 30-year sentence in federal prison. He was released from prison in December 2024, and returned to Colombia.

Dec 23, 2024 · Fabio Ochoa, one of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a former Medellín Cartel leader, will return to his home country on Monday aboard a deportation flight from the United States after serving...

Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence.

Mar 2, 2024 · In a surprising decision, the US justice system has agreed to postpone the release from prison of former Colombian drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa, which was initially scheduled for September of this year.

Jan 26, 2024 · Fabio Ochoa is now in the Federal Correctional Institution in Jesup, Georgia. After getting extradited to the United States, he was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for his continued involvement in the drug trade after winning amnesty in his home country, which allegedly resulted in the trafficking of 30 tons of cocaine monthly from ...

Dec 5, 2024 · One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home. Records from the U.S. Bureau...

Dec 24, 2024 · Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, now 67 years old, was deported by the US government and landed in Bogota on Monday a free man. Ochoa was one of the founding members of the notorious cartel and had been a...

The attorney for Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, 62, wants a federal judge to cut his 30-year prison sentence by about five years. That would effectively result in his release from prison and deportation to Colombia, said lawyer Richard Klugh.

Dec 5, 2024 · Fabio Ochoa was accused of running a distribution centre in Miami for the cocaine cartel. One of the most infamous Colombian drug lords has been released from a US jail, where he had been serving a 30-year prison sentence.

Dec 5, 2024 · Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel, was released on Tuesday after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence. Ochoa, 67, and his older brothers were...