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Colombian/Latin-American Cartels

Examines the Latin American drug cartels and primarily focuses on Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, who was the onetime boss of the Cali, a Colombian cartel. He has expanded manufacturing and smuggling operations of cocaine, and also continued a Colombian tradition of bribing, and or killing government officials. Orejuela became a major player in a North American smuggling operation following the death of Medillin chief Pablo Escobar in 1993. He is said to personally bring in more than $4 billion a year.

English
  • Originally Aired November 6, 1999
  • Runtime 1 minutes
  • Created January 21, 2011 by
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