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Organized Crime: Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera Buitrago (8/20/24)
Aug 20, 2024 ·
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Organized Crime: Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera Buitrago (8/20/24)
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Elmer "Pacho" Herrera, born Hélmer Herrera Buitrago in 1951, was a key leader of the Cali Cartel, one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in Colombia during the 1980s...
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Elmer "Pacho" Herrera, born Hélmer Herrera Buitrago in 1951, was a key leader of the Cali Cartel, one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in Colombia during the 1980s and 1990s. Unlike the more notorious Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, Pacho Herrera was known for his strategic, business-like approach to the drug trade. He played a crucial role in expanding the Cali Cartel's operations globally, particularly into the United States, and was instrumental in diversifying the cartel's activities to include money laundering and legitimate businesses.
Herrera was also known for his ability to forge and maintain relationships with corrupt officials, helping the Cali Cartel to infiltrate various levels of government and law enforcement. His involvement in the cartel's covert alliance with the Colombian government to bring down Escobar highlighted his pragmatic approach to power.
After the fall of the Medellín Cartel, the Cali Cartel became the primary target of law enforcement, leading to Herrera's surrender in 1996. Despite receiving a relatively light prison sentence, Herrera was assassinated in 1998 while imprisoned, under mysterious circumstances. His death marked the end of his influence, but his legacy in the global drug trade remains significant, particularly in the way modern cartels operate like multinational corporations.
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Herrera was also known for his ability to forge and maintain relationships with corrupt officials, helping the Cali Cartel to infiltrate various levels of government and law enforcement. His involvement in the cartel's covert alliance with the Colombian government to bring down Escobar highlighted his pragmatic approach to power.
After the fall of the Medellín Cartel, the Cali Cartel became the primary target of law enforcement, leading to Herrera's surrender in 1996. Despite receiving a relatively light prison sentence, Herrera was assassinated in 1998 while imprisoned, under mysterious circumstances. His death marked the end of his influence, but his legacy in the global drug trade remains significant, particularly in the way modern cartels operate like multinational corporations.
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to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmial.com
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