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Juan David Ochoa Vásquez - Wiki Videos
Juan David Ochoa Vasquez (c. 1949 – 25 July 2013) was a Colombian former drug trafficker and one of the founders of the Medellin Cartel, a major drug trafficking cartel based in the city of Medellin.
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Juan David was the elder brother of Jorge Luis and Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, powerful figures inside the Medellin Cartel.
In 1991, Juan David Ochoa Vasquez, together with his brother Jorge Luis, turned themselves in to the Colombian government in order to receive the benefits of collaborating with the judicial system. Juan David Ochoa negotiated a surrender and was imprisoned in a medium security prison outside Medellin. In January 1996, as the result of a sentence plea bargain with the state, Juan David Ochoa Vasquez was released from prison after serving five years.
Death
On 25 July 2013, Juan David Ochoa Vasquez died of a heart attack.