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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carlos_LehderCarlos Lehder - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.bbc.com › news › world-latin-america-53070547Carlos Lehder: Pablo Escobar's crime partner freed from US jail -...

    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 to...

  3. english.elpais.com › international › 2024/04/15The truth about Carlos Lehder, Pablo Escobar’s feared associate

    Apr 15, 2024 · A federal court judge in Jacksonville, Florida, sentenced him to life imprisonment in the late 1980s for running a criminal enterprise, and another 135 years...

  4. english.elpais.com › international › 2024/01/22Carlos Lehder revives the ghosts of Pablo Escobar and the era of...

    Jan 22, 2024 · In an upcoming book, the released German-Colombian former drug lord addresses dirty money in political campaigns, the pacts made between the Medellín Cartel and the guerrillas, as well...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Carlos-LehderCarlos Lehder | Biography, Crimes, Conviction, & Facts

    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.

  6. www.youtube.com › watch'Cocaine Cowboy' Carlos Lehder Released From Prison - YouTube

    Jun 16, 2020 · The 70-year-old Lehder was one of the leaders of the Medellin cartel that dominated the global cocaine trade in the 1980s.

  7. www.dw.com › en › the-wild-life-of-carlos-lehder-pablo-escobars-drug-traffickingThe wild life of 'Crazy Charlie,' Pablo Escobar's key man

    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...

  8. www.businessinsider.com › carlos-lehder-medellin-cartel-drug-smuggler-releasedCarlos Lehder, Medellin Cartel Drug Smuggler Released After ... -...

    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...

  9. www.nbcmiami.com › news › national-internationalPablo Escobar's Crime Partner Freed in US, Goes to Berlin

    Jun 16, 2020 · Carlos Lehder left on a flight for his new home in Berlin on Monday after being released from a U.S. prison in Florida, where he had been held as part of the government's...

  10. www.dw.com › en › pablo-escobars-former-partner-heads-to-germany-after-releasePablo Escobar's freed former partner heads to Germany

    Former Medellin cartel kingpin Carlos Lehder has been allowed to live in Germany after spending decades in a US jail for cocaine trafficking. The Colombian-German will be taken care of by a...