Sometimes known by his alias 'Chessplayer,' Rodriguez was extradited to the United States in 2004. The 83-year-old was serving time at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina. The drug lord's daughter informed of Rodriguez Orejuela's death on May 31 at 6:54 p.m. in a statement. They were beginning the process of extraditing his remains back to Colombia, his family said. Rodriguez's brother Miguel was captured two months later and is also serving a sentence in the United States.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 02, 2022 06:36 UTC