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| Colombian drug baron's sister shot dead by two hit men | Colombian drug baron's sister shot dead by two hit men |
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| The sister and widow of two late Colombian drug barons has been killed in the northeast of the country. | The sister and widow of two late Colombian drug barons has been killed in the northeast of the country. |
| Lorena Henao was shot dead by two hit men on a motorcycle. One of her companions also died. A 12-year old girl on the car with them was injured. | Lorena Henao was shot dead by two hit men on a motorcycle. One of her companions also died. A 12-year old girl on the car with them was injured. |
| Police later arrested two suspects at a petrol station. A police spokesman said the motive for the attack was unknown. | Police later arrested two suspects at a petrol station. A police spokesman said the motive for the attack was unknown. |
| Lorena Henao had spent several years under house arrest or in prison, but was released in 2011. | Lorena Henao had spent several years under house arrest or in prison, but was released in 2011. |
| Henao's brother, Orlando, and her husband, Ivan Urdinola, were considered co-founders of Colombia's Norte del Valle or Northern Valley drug cartel in the late 1980s. Other family members were also involved in the cartel's activities. | Henao's brother, Orlando, and her husband, Ivan Urdinola, were considered co-founders of Colombia's Norte del Valle or Northern Valley drug cartel in the late 1980s. Other family members were also involved in the cartel's activities. |
| The Colombian authorities say the cartel sent hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States between 1990 and 2004. | The Colombian authorities say the cartel sent hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States between 1990 and 2004. |
| Lorena Henao's brother Orlando was killed in prison in 1998. | Lorena Henao's brother Orlando was killed in prison in 1998. |
| Her husband Ivan also died in prison four years later, apparently of food poisoning. Lorena was believed to have been involved in his death, but it was never proven. | Her husband Ivan also died in prison four years later, apparently of food poisoning. Lorena was believed to have been involved in his death, but it was never proven. |
| She took over the running of some of Ivan's businesses until she was arrested in Panama in 2004, together with the man who died with her on Thursday, Lucio Quintero. | She took over the running of some of Ivan's businesses until she was arrested in Panama in 2004, together with the man who died with her on Thursday, Lucio Quintero. |
| He was believed to be her partner. The girl was one of his nieces. | He was believed to be her partner. The girl was one of his nieces. |
| Henao was deported from Panama to Colombia and sentenced to house arrest. She was later re-arrested when found in violation of her sentence conditions and finally release in 2011. | |
| The Northern Valley drug cartel was prominent in the 1990s, after the break-up of the Medellin and Cali cartels. | The Northern Valley drug cartel was prominent in the 1990s, after the break-up of the Medellin and Cali cartels. |