José Rodríguez Gacha
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José Rodríguez Gacha was a notorious Colombian drug lord and key leader of the Medellín Cartel during the height of the country’s cocaine trafficking era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Rodríguez Gacha canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Colombian drug trafficker
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drug lord ⓘ human ⓘ member of criminal organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Colombian armed conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombian conflict
cocaine trade ⓘ |
| alias | El Mexicano ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carlos Lehder
ⓘ
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez ⓘ Jorge Luis Ochoa ⓘ Pablo Escobar ⓘ |
| birthName | José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colombia ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
homicide ⓘ money laundering ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-12-15 ⓘ |
| diedDuring | police operation ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Colombian mestizo ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Colombian cocaine trafficking era of the 1980s ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
cocaine production
ⓘ
cocaine smuggling to North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building private armies of sicarios
ⓘ
extreme violence against rivals and authorities ⓘ use of Mexican-style aesthetics and culture ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by law enforcement ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | portrayed in Colombian television series about the Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| name | José Rodríguez Gacha self-link ⓘ |
| nicknameDerivedFrom | his fascination with Mexican culture ⓘ |
| notableEvent | included on U.S. drug kingpin wanted lists in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale cocaine trafficking to the United States
ⓘ
leadership role in the Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
drug trafficker ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Antioquia Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Antioquia, Colombia
Cundinamarca region ⓘ
surface form:
Cundinamarca, Colombia
Magdalena Medio Antioquia ⓘ
surface form:
Magdalena Medio region, Colombia
|
| periodOfActivity |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pacho, Cundinamarca, Colombia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Sucre, Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Tolú, Sucre, Colombia
|
| targetOf |
National Police of Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombian National Police
Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
surface form:
United States Drug Enforcement Administration
|
| wealthStatus | one of the richest drug traffickers of his time ⓘ |
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