Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela is a former Colombian drug lord and the head of the Cali Cartel, known for his strategic and business-like approach to the drug trade. He rose from humble beginnings as a pharmacy messenger to become one of the most powerful figures in the cocaine trade during the 1980s and 1990s. Rodríguez Orejuela was instrumental in the cartel's operations, which included extensive bribery of politicians and police. After being captured and sentenced to 30 years in the United States for money laundering and drug trafficking, he recently published his memoirs, where he reflects on his life choices and the impact of poverty on his criminal decisions.
Born on Jan 30, 1939 (86 years old)
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Colombia:
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela was one of the heads of the Cali Cartel involved in the operation against Escobar.
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Colombia:
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela was a rival narcotrafficker mentioned in connection with Virginia Vallejo's relationship with Pablo Escobar.
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Colombia:
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela consulted Mauricio Puerta to know about his fate while in prison.
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Colombia:
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, leader of the Cali Cartel, revealed the amount paid for the death of Pablo Escobar.
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Spain:
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela was one of the major drug lords of the Colombian mafia.
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