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Ayala made an agreement with
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Jorge Ayala was arrested in connection with a
Chicago bank robbery. It was during this time that authorities were also searching for Griselda Blanco's top hitman, whom they only knew by the name of "Riverita". Soon after his capture, they realized that he was the assassin they had been looking for.
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In 1982, Griselda Blanco ordered Ayala to kill Jesus “Chucho” Castro, one of her former enforcers. According to George
Cadavid, a Miami police homicide detective, she wanted Castro dead after he had been hired to protect a drug supplier, but refused to carry out an unspecified order. However, Ayala
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the state's attorney's office. Ayala pleaded guilty in 1993 to three murders and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. If released, Ayala will be deported to
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495:"Cocaine Cowboys on Instagram: ""Rivi" "Riverito" Jorge Ayala (Jul. 5, 1957) -Started off as a car mechanic for his dad at General Motors. -Became one of the biggest car…""
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