One of the founders of the Medellin drug cartel has returned to Colombia after serving more than 20 years in prison in the US for drug trafficking.
According to foreign media, Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, now 67, was deported by the US government and landed in Bogota on Monday as a free man.
Ochoa was one of the founding members of the infamous cartel and had been a top lieutenant of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
The Medellin cartel dominated the cocaine trade and waged a violent campaign against the Colombian state before Escobar was killed in 1993.
Upon his arrival in Bogota, immigration officials ran Ochoa's fingerprints through their database, the country's immigration agency said.
Confirming that he is not wanted by Colombian authorities, it said Ochoa was released "to be reunited with his family".
Amidst a sea of journalists at the airport terminal, Ochoa was greeted by his relatives and hugged his daughter, writes A2 CNN.
In 2001, Ochoa was extradited to the US after being arrested in Colombia in 1999 along with about 30 other suspected traffickers. (A2 Televizion)
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