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| Colombian police rearrest Escobar hitman for extortion | Colombian police rearrest Escobar hitman for extortion |
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| Colombian police have rearrested a former hitman for the late drug lord Pablo Escobar as part of an investigation into extortion. | Colombian police have rearrested a former hitman for the late drug lord Pablo Escobar as part of an investigation into extortion. |
| Ex-Pablo Escobar enforcer who killed 300 seeks new career as YouTube star | Ex-Pablo Escobar enforcer who killed 300 seeks new career as YouTube star |
| The chief prosecutor’s office said on Friday that Jhon Jairo Velásquez was arrested in Medellín. It has yet to provide details about the investigation. | The chief prosecutor’s office said on Friday that Jhon Jairo Velásquez was arrested in Medellín. It has yet to provide details about the investigation. |
| Velásquez, known by his nickname Popeye, was paroled in 2014 after confessing to hundreds of murders and spending 22 years in jail for plotting the assassination of a former Colombian presidential candidate. | Velásquez, known by his nickname Popeye, was paroled in 2014 after confessing to hundreds of murders and spending 22 years in jail for plotting the assassination of a former Colombian presidential candidate. |
| He has since gained notoriety as a YouTube star who espouses conservative political views and hate-filled diatribes against leftist rebels and Venezuela’s socialist government. | He has since gained notoriety as a YouTube star who espouses conservative political views and hate-filled diatribes against leftist rebels and Venezuela’s socialist government. |
| Last week he threatened supporters of Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, warning that his “rifle will speak for me”. | Last week he threatened supporters of Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, warning that his “rifle will speak for me”. |
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