Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
Colombian drug trafficker
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943)[1][2] is a convicted Colombian drug lord. He was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela.
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela | |
|---|---|
 Miguel Angel Rodríguez Orejuela after his capture in 1995 | |
| Born | Miguel Angel Rodríguez Orejuela August 15, 1943 |
| Other names | "El Señor" (The Man) |
| Occupation(s) | Drug lord 1 of 2 brothers Cali, Cartel boss |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned at FCI Loretto |
| Spouse | Marta Lucia Echeverry |
| Children | William Rodríguez Abadía |
| Parent | Unknown |
| Relatives | Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (brother) |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to import 5kg or more of cocaine. Conspiracy to engage in money laundering |
| Criminal penalty | 30 years (360 months) for conspiracy to import cocaine 7.25 years (87 months) for money laundering, sentences to run concurrently. Forfeiture of $2 .1 billion in assets. |
On March 11, 2005, Rodriguez Orejuela was extradited to the United States. On September 26, 2006, Rodríguez Orejuela was sentenced to 30 years in prison, after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to import cocaine to the U.S.[3] He is in a Pennsylvania prison.
References
change- ↑ ""El Señor" (Spanish). Revista Semana". Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ Los Jinetes de la Cocaína (Spanish). Chapter 3
- ↑ "Colombian drug lords jailed in Panama". BBC News. September 27, 2006. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
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