The World - News from Dec. 31, 1987
Alleged Colombian drug kingpin Jorge Luis Ochoa, long sought by U.S. authorities, escaped from the La Picota prison in Bogota by using a false judicial order, radio reports said. Ochoa apparently walked out the main door of the prison using the fraudulent document, the reports said. Authorities reportedly set up roadblocks on all major highways in the country and increased security at El Dorado International Airport in an effort to recapture him. Ochoa, considered to be one of Colombia’s leading drug traffickers, was captured four weeks ago and was serving a 22-month sentence on a non-drug-related charge.
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