MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Notorious Colombian drug lord Carlos Lehder, one of the original "cocaine cowboys" and Pablo Escobar's crime partner, has been released after a long prison sentence in the U.S.

FILE - This undated photo shows Pablo Escobar’s crime partner and one of Colombia’s pioneering “cocaine cowboys” Carlos Lehder. A lawyer for Lehder says his client left on a flight for his new home in ...

Carlos Lehder, a former leader of the Medellín Cartel and close ally of Pablo Escobar, was released in Colombia after a local judge ruled that his sentences are no longer enforceable. The 75-year-old ...

Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired. Lehder, ...

MIAMI — A notorious Colombian drug lord is now a free man. Carlos Lehder is one of the original "cocaine cowboys" and Pablo Escobar's crime partner, according to CBS Miami. Lehder's lawyer says he ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Former Medellín cartel kingpin Carlos Lehder wants to make two things very clear: First, he believes all drugs ...