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Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas (born 7 September 1949) is a Colombian and German former drug lord who was co-founder of the Medellín Cartel. Born to a German father and Colombian mother, he was the first high-level drug trafficker extradited to the United States, after which he was released from prison in the United States after 33 years in 2020.
May 9, 2024 · Carlos Lehder, Colombian-German drug smuggler, a leader in the powerful Medellin drug cartel, who was credited with revolutionizing the transportation network for delivering cocaine to the United States. Learn more about his life, his criminal career, and his incarceration.
- Pat Bauer
Jun 17, 2020 · Carlos Lehder, a 70-year-old Colombian-German national, became known for creating a base for drug smuggling on a private island in the Bahamas.
Apr 15, 2024 · In an interview with EL PAÍS, the drug lord recounts his life as a key member of the cartel after leaving a US prison, where he served 33 years. He denies many of the crimes attributed to him, but admits others, such as killing a rival in front of Escobar.
- Juan Diego Quesada
Jan 22, 2024 · The former Medellín Cartel leader, who was extradited to the U.S. and freed in 2020, reveals how drug money influenced Colombian politics and diplomacy in the 1980s. He also claims that Pablo Escobar gave him up to the authorities and that he was a fascist and a lunatic.
Jun 16, 2020 · Notorious Colombian drug lord Carlos Lehder, one of the original "cocaine cowboys" and Pablo Escobar's crime partner, has been released after a long prison sentence in the U.S. and been...
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Jun 17, 2020 · Carlos Lehder, a former Medellin cartel kingpin and partner of Pablo Escobar who was cellmates with George Jung and a fan of John Lennon and Adolf Hitler, was released from a US prison on...
