Carlos Lehder, a former leader of the Medellín Cartel and close ally of Pablo Escobar, was released in Colombia after a local judge ruled that his sentences are no longer enforceable. The 75-year-old ...

Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired. Lehder, ...

FILE - This undated photo shows Carlos Lehder in Colombia. Lehder was one of the leaders of the Medellin cartel that dominated the global cocaine trade in the 1980s. (AP Photo/File) BOGOTÁ, Colombia ...

BOGOTA, March 28 (Reuters) - Carlos Lehder, former drug trafficker and one of the founding leaders of the Medellin Cartel, was arrested on Friday by Colombian authorities upon his arrival from Germany ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old ...