Colombian authorities have released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired

Author: MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 31/03/2025 | 18:17:05

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Carlos Lehder was arrested Friday night shortly after he landed in Bogota’s airport. He became the first Colombian drug trafficker extradited to the United States in 1987. In 2020, he was released after serving two-thirds of his U.S. Sentence. Lehder bought land in the Bahamas that became a crucial stopover point for cocaine flights. In Colombia, he owned a luxurious rural hotel known as the Posada Alemana, which had caged lions on its grounds and a statue of John Lennon.

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