The Search Bloc party immediately celebrated widely and took credit for Pablo Escobar’s death. Yet, there were rumors that Los Pepes, a vigilante group made up of enemies of Escobar, had contributed to the final showdown.
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent periods died Thursday from cancer, prison authorities said.
Jhon Jairo Velásquez, known by his nickname Popeye, died at the National Cancer Institute in Bogota, where he had been hospitalized since late December, according to the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute.
Velásquez admitted to carrying out at least 300 murders himself and said he helped coordinate the deaths of some 3,000 other individuals on behalf of Escobar’s Medellin cartel during the 1980s and 90s. He spent 23 years behind bars for plotting the murder of a presidential candidate and was released in 2014 on parole.
“Today it seems like a barbarity,” he told newsweekly Semana after leaving jail. “But when you’re in the middle of a war, those things seem justified.”
He went on to gain notoriety as an author and YouTube celebrity who delivered angry diatribes against leftist rebels and corrupt politicians and at one point expressed a desire to run for a seat in the senate.
In interviews with journalists, he recounted the murders he committed on Escobar’s behalf in a cold, matter-of-faction fashion, describing in one television interview how he preferred using a revolver and “worked from the eyebrows up.”
“Because I’m a professional assassin,” he said.
Even in his meetings with victim relatives, he rarely got emotional, asking for forgiveness in a way that appeared to many to be devoid of much remorse.
“The truth is better raw,” he told the daughter of Diana Turbay, a Colombian journalist and daughter of an ex-president kidnapped by the Medellin cartel who died from a gunshot wound after a botched rescue attempt.
He went on to describe how Turbay had been “a vehicle” to put pressure on the government not to extradite Escobar and other cartel leaders and that the family’s pleas for her release fell on deaf ears.
“What reaction did Pablo Escobar have to my grandmother’s letters?” a tearful Carolina Hoyos, Turbay’s daughter, asked.
“You want me to be sincere?” he asked. “None.”
Moments later, he put his hand on his heart and said: “I want to ask you for forgiveness.”
Velásquez joined the Medellin cartel before he turned 18 and became one of Escobar’s most trusted lieutenants. Throughout his life he professed loyalty to the capo, going so far as to murder his own girlfriend on Escobar’s order after she was allegedly caught on a wiretap sharing information with someone who had ties to authorities.
“Orders weren’t discussed so I had to do it,” he told Semana. “You don’t know what it is to kill someone that you adore.”
He admitted to participating in some of Colombia’s most notorious crimes, including the assassination of Luis Carlos Galán, who was poised to win the presidency when he was shot to death in 1989 after speaking out against powerful drug cartels, and the 1989 bombing of an Avianca flight that left 107 dead.
Escobar died during a firefight with security forces in Medellin in 1993.
After his release from jail, Velásquez didn’t stay out of trouble for long.
In 2017, authorities announced they were seeking his arrest for violating parole after he was caught partying with a major drug trafficker wanted by the U.S. He was eventually captured in 2018 on charges of extortion.
National Cancer Institute Director Carolina Wiesner said Velásquez had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus that advanced and eventually killed him, while prison officials said he had cancer of the stomach.
Radio stations in Colombia were abuzz with the news of his death, devoting hour-long sessions to discussing his many crimes, the victims and the nation’s ongoing battle to root out the still pervasive illicit drug trade.
Army commander Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro expressed his condolences to Velásquez’s family, saying, “We’re human. We’re Colombians.” He described drug trafficking as “a cancer” in Colombia.
Carlos Galán, one of the sons of the murdered presidential candidate, said he’d found a way to forgive him.
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“No human being’s death makes me happy,” he wrote on Twitter. “I hope that in facing death, he felt remorse for all his crimes.”
Netflix true crime series Narcos spurs huge demand for Colombian women.Produced by Netflix, the show “Narcos” takes on the infamous Medellin drug cartel which follows the rise and fall of Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar and the Drug Enforcement Agency agents hunting him. The story is told largely from the points of view of Escobar (Brazilian actor Wagner Moura) and U.S. DEA Agent Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook), on opposite sides of what would become an all-out war.Many critics of true crime dramas have always complained they are promoting crime and violence by glorification, an unintended consequence of American entertainment industries. These shows can have other interesting consequences. The Foreign Bride industry has seen a huge spike in demand for Colombian women. This can be viewed as positive or negative, depending on social perspective.Foreign Brides, sometimes referred to as “mail order brides”, a term the industry completely rejects, have become a billion dollar a year business. According to industry leaders, Colombia represented only about 3% of the market three years ago.
Since the popularity of Narcos, many companies have seen near tenfold increases in men seeking Colombian wives.A Foreign Affair (AFA), a company that helps men find women through international tours, says tours to Colombia are now selling out. AFA arranges group tours where 10 to 20 men travel together to Medellin, Cartagena or Barranquilla.
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During the tour, they attend arranged Social events where the men meet hundreds of beautiful Colombian women looking for marriage. Women can also place their profiles on the AFA web site, in the hopes of finding a husband.Kenneth Agee, the marketing director for AFA says, “Because of the show we are doubling our tours to Medellin for next year. Narcos has brought a lot of attention to the intense beauty of Colombian women. Although the show is often very violent, the women of Colombia come across as very family oriented and loyal.
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These values seem harder and harder to find in this world. I would have to agree, because of the interest in Narcos, we even added an excursion to where Pablo’s self-built prison was located, in the hills overlooking Medellin.The crowning of 2015 Miss Universe Paulina Vega put Barranquilla, Colombia on the map.
Barranquilla now has recognition for being home to some of the most beautiful and talented women in the world. Not only is Miss Universe from here, Grammy Award winning pop singer Shakira, and actress Sofia Vergara also call Barranquilla home. Vergara stars on the ABC series Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett. She’s been nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards, 4 Prime time Emmy Awards, and 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards, all stemming from this role. In 2014, she was ranked as the 32nd Most Powerful Woman in the world by Forbes.David from Mesa AZ says he met more qualified women in one week than he has during the last 10 years. In 2010, Lisa Ling and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) filmed a one hour show on the AFA tour called “Online Brides – Our America with Lisa Ling.” Even Lisa Ling was surprised by the beauty and sincerity of the women from Barranquilla.Janet Davis, head of a women’s rights group says “AFA is just taking advantage of women from these third world countries. This is no different than Pablo trafficking in narcotics, but these companies traffic women.” Proponents refer to a Report (INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING ORGANIZATIONS: A REPORT TO CONGRESS) that these marriages have much lower divorce rates and abuse rates compared to traditional domestic marriages.
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This data makes international dating similar to a woman in the US joining eHarmony to look for a husband.23-year-old Viviana, from Cartagena, says “I come to these events because I know the men attending are serious about marriage, they are faithful and are good to family. For Colombian women, it is the most important thing, good husband and good family.Kenneth says, “It has not been all rosy. Narcos has brought us some problems. In Cartagena, we have several Penthouses we rent out.
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One was originally owned by “Don Diego” head of the Norte Del Velle Drug Cartel, the other by Pablo’s people. Over the past year, the properties have been tracked down by individuals thinking they will find large qualities of cash hidden, thus we sometimes find holes all over the walls after a tenant leaves.For Narcos fans, those who love the gangster genre, or just those who just like seeing beautiful Latin women, there’s good news; Netflix’s has confirmed Season 3 and 4.