''The Extraditables'' was a

narcoterrorist Narcoterrorism, in its original context, is understood to refer to the attempts of narcotics traffickers to influence the policies of a government or a society through violence and intimidation, and to hinder the enforcement of anti-drug laws by t ...

organization An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

created by

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

n drug lords in the mid 1980s.Breaking out is hard to do
economist.com, from 16 July 2015
cnn.com, 25 May 2003 Their motto was: "We prefer a grave in Colombia to a prison in the United States."Should drug lord Guzman have been extradited to the US?
bbc.co.uk, date 13 July 2015 The aim of the group was to intimidate the Colombian government into banning

extradition Extradition is an action wherein one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, over to the other's law enforcement. It is a cooperative law enforcement procedure between the two jurisdict ...

at the constitutional level (Colombia had a treaty of extradition with the United States) and they wanted to manipulate Colombian society into supporting their goal. Initially, the group simply published newspaper adverts in which they defended their position, and influenced political parties to speak in favour of their goals. However, over time their actions escalated into a war between the state and the drug cartel, with violent acts committed against politicians and members of law enforcement. Its members were largely drawn from the

Medellín Cartel The Medellín Cartel ( es, Cartel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. It is often considered ...

and others linked to the drug trafficking racket. Its principal leaders were: *

Pablo Escobar Gaviria Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar is the wealthiest criminal in ...

, who was killed in 1993 on the roof of a house in Medellin. *

Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguation) * ...

, who was killed by Colombian military personnel by a bullet to the face in 1989. *

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez Fabio Ochoa Vásquez (born May 2, 1957) is a former leading member of the Medellín cocaine trafficking cartel, along with his older brothers Juan David and Jorge Luis. His role briefly made him a billionaire. After serving a brief prison te ...

, sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the United States.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Extraditables Organizations established in the 1980s 1980s establishments in Colombia Organizations disestablished in the 1990s 1990s disestablishments in Colombia Medellín Cartel Extradition Organized crime groups in Colombia