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Martha Nieves Ochoa Vásquez Fabio Ochoa Restrepo (May 12, 1924 – February 18, 2002), also known as Don Fabio , was the patriarch of a major Colombian drug trafficking family. A renowned horse breeder and Paso Fino enthusiast, he died of kidney failure in 2002.
The Medellin cartel was formed following the kidnapping of Martha Nieves Ochoa Vasquez in 1981, by a collective of wealthy companies, cattle ranchers and former members of the Medellín cartel. It was named 'Muerte a Secuestradores (MAS),' meaning death to kidnappers' in English.
When the M-19 guerrilla kidnapped Martha Nieves Ochoa, the sister of fellow drug lord Jorge Luis Ochoa, the cartel decided to create what would be one of the first far-right paramilitary groups to fight the guerrillas, the "Muerte a Secuestradores" (MAS) [Death to Kidnappers] movement. Rodríguez Gacha became one of the main economic supporters ...
This notorious Ochoa crime family's role in the Colombian drug trade, depicted in Netflix's 'Griselda,' has also been explored in 'Narcos.'
Sinking of El Karina (1981) Kidnapping of Martha Nieves Ochoa (1981) Battle of Yarumales (1984) Battalion America (1986) Kidnapping of Álvaro Gómez Hurtado (1988) Kidnapping of politicians, industrialists and journalists; 48 Guerrilla takeovers of towns. Intervention of newspapers, radio and television. Attacks on Battalions and Embassies.
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez (born 30 September 1950) is a Colombian former drug trafficker who was one of the founding members of the Medellín Cartel in the late 1970s. The cartel's key members were Pablo Escobar , Carlos Lehder , José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha , Gustavo Gaviria , Jorge Ochoa, and his brothers Juan David and Fabio .
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Juan David Ochoa Vásquez (13 April 1946 – 25 July 2013) was a Colombian drug trafficker and one of the founders of the Medellín Cartel, a major drug trafficking cartel based in the city of Medellín. [1] Juan David was the elder brother of Jorge Luis and Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, powerful figures inside the Medellín Cartel. [2] [3]