Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar
Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar a.k.a. Cuchilla was a Colombian drug dealer and high ranking member of the Cali Cartel. Ortiz-Escobar was a nephew of former Medellin Cartel boss the king of cocaine Pablo Escobar.
After the capture of Norte del Valle Cartel kingpin Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia on August 7, 2007, Brazilian authorities discovered he had close ties to Ortiz-Escobar. Ramirez-Abadia had been helped by Ortiz-Escobar to establish himself in Brazil.
Ortiz-Escobar was killed in 2002, after getting out of jail, by orders of Wilber Varela a.k.a. Jabón.
