Colombian Judge Orders Release of Carlos Lehder, Former Leader of the Medellín Cartel
Carlos Lehder, a former partner of drug lord Pablo Escobar, was released on Monday by Colombian authorities following a brief detention in Bogotá, after arriving from Germany on Friday. Background Lehder, 75, was the first Colombian drug trafficker extradited to the U.S. in 1987 during a bloody war between cartels and the state. He served ...