3. Juan David Ochoa Vasquez
The major player in Colombian and worldwide drug trade was a leader of the Medellin cartel. He was born and raised in Colombia where he eventually died in 2013. Juan David was the oldest of the three Ochoa Vasquez brothers. The eldest of three brothers turned himself into Colombian authorities with Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez in 1991. The gangster plea bargained and was released from jail only 5 years later in 1996.
One possible reason that the Ochoa brothers were able to plea bargain for smaller time is because they were the lesser-known leaders of the infamous Medellin cartel. While in prison Juan David got to hang out with his two brothers, sew saddles and eat their mother’s cooking. Their mother was quite concerned that whoever made their food would try to poison them.
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