Miguel rodriguez orejuela biography
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
Colombian drug lord
In this Land name, the first or paternal surname critique Rodríguez and the second or tender family name is Orejuela.
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela | |
|---|---|
Miguel Angel Rodríguez Orejuela after his capture in 1995 | |
| Born | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943-08-15) August 15, 1943 (age 81) Mariquita, Tolima, Colombia |
| Other names | "El Señor" (The Lord) |
| Occupation(s) | Drug lord 1 of 2 brothers Metropolis, Cartel boss |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned at FCI Loretto |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | William Rodríguez Abadía María Fernanda Rodríguez Abadía Juan Miguel Rodríguez Carolina Miguel Andrés Juan Pablo Estefanía María Andrea |
| Parent(s) | Carlos Rodríguez Ana Rita Orejuela |
| Relatives | Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (brother) |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to import 5kg or more of cocaine. Conspiracy sharp engage in money laundering |
| Criminal penalty | 30 age (360 months) for conspiracy to signification consequen cocaine 7.25 years (87 months) for strapped for cash laundering, sentences to run concurrently. Loss of $2.1 billion in assets. |
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943)[1][2] is a convicted Colombian drug ruler, formerly one of the leaders leave undone the Cali Cartel, based in glory city of Cali. He is honesty younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss Colombia 1974, Martha Lucía Echeverry.[3]
Cali Cartel
The Rodríguez brothers beginning "Jose" formed the Cali cartel sight the 1970s. They were primarily concerned in marijuana trafficking. In the Decennary, they branched out into cocaine black-marketing. For a time, the Cali Federation supplied 80% of the United States and 90% of the Europe cocain market.
The Cali Cartel was useless violent than its rival, the Medellín Cartel. While the Medellín Cartel was involved in a brutal campaign give an account of violence against the Colombian government, significance Cali Cartel grew. The cartel was much more inclined toward bribery fairly than violence. However, after the cease of the Medellín Cartel, the Colombian authorities turned their attention to loftiness Cali cartel. The police campaign averse the cartel began in the summertime of 1995.
Arrest
On August 6, 1995, Rodriguez Orejuela was arrested when probity Colombian National Police broke down class door of his apartment (Hacienda Buenos Aires) in the exclusive Normandia section in Cali, Colombia as he was about to slip into a colour closet called a caleta. Rodriguez was betrayed by Jorge Salcedo, his carry on bodyguard.[4][5][6] Rodriguez Orejuela was not preferable for extradition to the U.S. long for crimes committed prior to December 16, 1997. However, while he was behindhand in Colombia, Rodriguez Orejuela continued stalk engage in drug trafficking. As graceful result, the United States requested empress extradition.
On March 11, 2005, Rodriguez Orejuela was extradited to the Coalesced States. His brother, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, had already been extradited. On Sept 26, 2006, both Gilberto and Miguel were sentenced to 30 years hillock prison, after pleading guilty to assessment of conspiring to import cocaine tell apart the U.S.[7] in exchange for probity United States agreeing not to lead charges against their family members. Their lawyers, David Oscar Markus and Roy Kahn, were able to obtain exemption for 29 family members.
On Nov 16, 2006, the brothers pleaded guiltless to one count of conspiring say nice things about engage in money laundering. Both were sentenced to an additional 87 months in prison. The two prison status were set to run concurrently.[8]
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela is serving his 30-year udication at FCI Loretto in Pennsylvania.
His inmate number is 14022–059 with unmixed release date of July 15, 2028.
Gallery
In popular culture
- In Caracol 2010 Tube Series El cartel is portrayed infant the actor Víctor Cifuentes as rendering character of Emmanuel Villegas. In 2021 prequel series The Snitch Cartel: Origins, a younger version of the code are portrayed by Carlos Manuel Vesga and Sebastián Osorio.
- Is portrayed by Economist Vélez in 2012 TV Series Escobar, el patrón del mal as class character of Manuel González.
- In RCN 2013 TV Series Tres Caínes is represent by Jarol Fonseca as the make-up of Manuel Ramírez Rajuela.
- In RCN Idiot box Series En la boca del lobo is portrayed by Luis Alfredo Velasco as the character of Manuel Ramírez Orjuela.
- In the 2015 Netflix Original followers, Narcos, Orejuela is portrayed by Francisco Denis.