1. Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez
Jorge was one of two brothers that were crucial in founding the Medellin cartel. Before becoming narcos the Ochoa Vasquez clan was mainly in the business of cattle ranching and restaurants. The family switched over from ranching to drug trafficking in the ‘70s until a crackdown on the Medellin cartel forced him to flee to Panama with his brothers. Like many of his other kingpin friends Jorge Luis was terrified of being extradited to the United States.
On the Netflix series Narcos, Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez is played by actor Andre Mattos who is best known for his roles in Brazilian sitcoms. In 1987 the real Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez was listed in Forbes as one of the world’s twenty richest men. Shortly thereafter an extremist group began calling out hits on drug lords, causing a bit of a scare. At this point, the Colombian government began offering reduced prison sentences to be served in Colombia in an attempt to entice kingpins that were terrified of extradition to turn themselves in.
Sources: nytimes.co, therichest.com, theguardian.com, dailyentertainmentnews.com, xpatnation.com, vice.com
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