Colombia Arrests Pablo Escobars Former Hitman

By switzerlandersing On Sep 10, 2025

Former Hitman For Colombian Drug Lord Pablo Escobar Released From Prison | Fox News

Former Hitman For Colombian Drug Lord Pablo Escobar Released From Prison | Fox News Prosecution officials have arrested the former assassins chief of late drug lord pablo escobar, the mayor of medellin announced friday. john jairo velasquez, a.k.a. “popeye” was arrested in colombia’s second largest city on extortion and conspiracy charges, according to newspaper el tiempo. In may 2018 velásquez was arrested on charges of extortion and criminal conspiracy. it has been claimed that he was blackmailing former associates of pablo escobar who were still in control of some of his assets. [8].

The Colombian Hit Man Who Became A YouTube Star - The New York Times

The Colombian Hit Man Who Became A YouTube Star - The New York Times Colombian police have re arrested a former hitman for the late drug lord pablo escobar as part of an investigation into extortion. the chief prosecutor's office said friday that jhon. Velasquez, who was paroled in 2014 after confessing to hundreds of murders and spending 22 years in jail for plotting the murder of a former colombian presidential candidate, was re arrested as. A suspected drug trafficker and former associate of the late colombian drugs baron pablo escobar has been arrested at his luxury villa in the city of medellin following an international. Jhon jairo velásquez, who boasted of killing 300 people for escobar, was 57. known as "popeye", he was released from prison in 2014 after more than 20 years and launched a channel,.

Pablo Escobar's Hired Killer 'robbed In Colombia' - BBC News

Pablo Escobar's Hired Killer 'robbed In Colombia' - BBC News A suspected drug trafficker and former associate of the late colombian drugs baron pablo escobar has been arrested at his luxury villa in the city of medellin following an international. Jhon jairo velásquez, who boasted of killing 300 people for escobar, was 57. known as "popeye", he was released from prison in 2014 after more than 20 years and launched a channel,. Pablo escobar’s hitmen were known by their aliases: popeye, arete, la quica, jhon lada, negro pabón or chacho chino, were at varying times part of the entity. while many hitmen were killed while conducting the cartel’s operations, others remained alive and the authorities lost track of them. Pablo escobar's most notorious hitman, known by the nickname popeye, died on thursday at age 57 after a life of crime he celebrated on , colombia's prison authorities said. Jhon jairo velasquez, who admits to killing 300 people, was held in medellin, colombia’s second largest city. it comes four years after velasquez was paroled after serving 22 years in a maximum. Authorities in colombia working with us counterparts have arrested a self proclaimed former hitman for pablo escobar, underscoring how the andean nation continues to take down key figures in medellín’s criminal world with help from the united states. jhon jairo velásquez vásquez, alias “popeye,” was arrested in medellín on may 25 on charges of extortion and criminal conspiracy.