Carlos Lehder
Colombian drug trafficker
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| March 31 2025 | Released by a court ruling that his 24-year prison sentence for drug trafficking had expired in 2019. |
| March 28 2025 | Flew from Germany to Colombia and was immediately arrested upon arrival at Bogotá airport. |
| 2020 | Lehder is released from prison in the United States after serving 33 years, becoming the first high-level drug trafficker extradited to the United States. |
| June 15 2020 | Released from prison and escorted to Germany by US officials, with his daughter citing a relapse of prostate cancer as a reason for release. |
| 2017 | Portrayed by Fredy Yate Escobar in the film American Made. |
| 2015 | Portrayed by Juan Riedinger in the Netflix original series Narcos, which explores the Medellín Cartel. |
| August 26 2015 | Featured in Investigation Discovery's Manhunt: Kill or Capture episode titled 'Colombian Rambo', detailing his rise and fall. |
| June 24 2015 | Wrote a letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos requesting mediation with the United States to return to Colombia. |
| 2012 | Portrayed as Marcos Herber by Alejandro Martinez in the Caracol Televisión series Escobar, el Patrón del Mal. |
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