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Pablo escobars chief assassin freed from colombian jail. Jhon jairo arias tascon 1961 14 june 1990, known as pinina, was a member of the medellin cartel. Aug 01, 2017 the story of pablo escobar, the colombian drug lord who ran millions of dollars worth of cocaine from south american to the united states, has been told on netflixs narcos over the past three years. Antonio roldan betancur, in a failed mission entrusted to velasquez and john jairo arias tascon, alias. In a book written years later, berna described what happened next. Velasquez was released from the high security combita prison under on tuesday, with police providing heavy protection for the man. Aug 14, 2017 surviving escobar tells the story of pablo escobars favorite hitman and righthand man, john jairo velasquez. In 2015, velasquez released a book, surviving pablo escobar. Jhon jairo velasquez vasquez born april 15, 1962 also known by the alias popeye, is a former hitman sicario that was part of the criminal structure of the medellin cartel until his surrender to the colombian justice system in 1992. Jhon jairo arias tascon, known as pinina, was a member of the medellin cartel. Stream tracks and playlists from jairo arias s on your desktop or mobile device. Aug 27, 2014 the release of john jairo velasquez, who left prison on august 19, has sparked controversy in colombia.
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He obtained power in the cartels military wing and was accused of hundreds of murders. Feb 07, 2020 jhon jairo velasquez, a former associate of the drug lord pablo escobar, after being captured in medellin, colombia, in 2018. Conycal vs 3 2 control interno y calidad meci, ntcgp, iso 9000 duration. Within this structure he claimed to be a lieutenant commanding half of the sicarios jhon jairo velasquez vasquez was born in the municipality. When she went to interview jhon jairo velasquez, the infamous hitman of colombias most famous drug lord pablo escobar, afps bogota bureau chief florence panoussian expected to see a cynic with a cold stare, a caricature from a gangster movie. John jairo velasquez has been tied to the murders of at least 3,000 people and has admitted to killing at least 250. Jhon jairo velasquez vasquez, biography, wiki, age, family. Jhon jairo velasquez vasquez also known by the alias popeye, was a hitman who was part of the criminal structure of the medellin cartel until his surrender to the colombian justice system in 1992.
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