Juan David Ochoa Vásquez
Male, Deceased Person
1949 – 2013
Who was Juan David Ochoa Vásquez?
Juan David Ochoa Vásquez was a Colombian former drug trafficker and one of the founders of the Medellín Cartel, a major drug trafficking cartel based in the city of Medellín.
Juan David was the elder brother of Jorge Luis and Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, powerful figures inside the Medellín Cartel.
In 1991, Juan David Ochoa Vásquez, together with his brother Jorge Luis, turned themselves in to the Colombian government in order to receive the benefits of collaborating with the judicial system. Juan David Ochoa negotiated a surrender and was imprisoned in a medium security prison outside Medellín. In January 1996, as the result of a sentence plea bargain with the state, Juan David Ochoa Vásquez was released from prison after serving five years.
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- Born
- 1949
Envigado - Also known as
- Juan David Ochoa
- Died
- Jul 25, 2013
Medellín
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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