Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (died in 2002) a.k.a. ''Cuchilla'' was a Colombian drug dealer and high ranking member of the
Cali Cartel
The Cali Cartel ( es, Cartel de Cali) was a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca. Its founders were the brothers Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela. They broke away f ...
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Ortiz-Escobar was killed in 2002, after getting out of jail, by orders of
Wilber Varela
Wilber Alirio Varela Fajardo (November 6, 1957 – 2008), also known as ''Jabón'' ("Soap"), was a Colombian drug trafficker. He was the leader of the Norte del Valle Cartel. A Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act indictment was fi ...
a.k.a. Jabón after he found out that he was working with the Herrera clan who were enemies of Jabón
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Cali Cartel traffickers
Colombian drug traffickers
Colombian people convicted of murder
People convicted of murder by Colombia
Colombian murder victims
People murdered in Colombia
2002 deaths
Year of birth missing
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