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who had previously opposed extradition of drug traffickers to the United States, announced that "We will extradite
Colombians." Carlos Lehder was the first to be put on the list. The crackdown forced Jorge Ochoa, Escobar and Rodriguez Gacha to flee to Panama for several months. While in
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on behalf of the MedellĂn Cartel. He claimed he shipped an average of six metric tons of cocaine per month during the early 1980s (until his 1984 arrest). Ochoa had also invested in major properties at
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livestock federation, and the state-owned company Vecol.
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