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Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas (born 7 September 1949) is a German Colombian 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.
3 days ago · 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.
Apr 15, 2024 · Lehder, who spent three decades behind bars because of that betrayal, has now taken his own revenge in his book, attributing all the crimes committed against ministers, judges, and journalists to...
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. Captured in Colombia in 1987, he was extradited...
Jan 22, 2024 · Bogotá - Jan 22, 2024 - 09:38 EST. Carlos Lehder, 74, was one of the founders of the Medellín Cartel. He became famous for all kinds of excesses, building an image as a womanizer, a drunk, a...
Jun 18, 2020 · Carlos Lehder Rivas was at a Medellin Cartel party, snorting cocaine and amusing himself in the company of a prostitute when one of Pablo Escobar's hitmen had the temerity to knock on the door....
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...
