Quindío Department
Department of Colombia
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We include updates on Luis Garavito, Carlos Lehder, Armenia, Colombia, 2001 Copa América, Timoleón Jiménez, Mauricio Henao, Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez, Manuel Marulanda, Jorge Bermúdez, Vladdo, Manuel Cepeda Vargas, Luis Vidales, Carlos Andica, Catalina Gómez, María Fernanda Aristizábal, Darío Botero ... and more.
| 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. |
| October 12 2023 | Luis Garavito died at a hospital in Valledupar at the age of 66, concluding his life after being one of Colombia's most notorious serial killers. |
| 2021 | A judge blocked Garavito's request for early release on good behavior, citing that he had not paid the fine for his victims. |
| 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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