Legendary Medellin Cartel Drug Lord Released From US Prison After Serving 25 Years

Legendary Medellin Cartel Drug Lord Released From US Prison After Serving 25 Years
Fabio Ochoa Vasquez in an undated file photo. AP Photo
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MIAMI—One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home.

Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence.