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Norte del Valle Cartel
Colombian drug cartel
Criminal organization
The Norte del Valle Cartel (Spanish: Cártel del Norte del Valle), or North Valley Cartel, was a drug cartel that operated principally in the north of the Valle del Caucadepartment of Colombia, most notably the coastal city of Buenaventura. It rose to prominence during the 1990s, after the Cali and Medellín Cartels fragmented, and it was known as one of the most powerful organizations in the illegal drug trade. The drug cartel was led by the brothers Luis Enrique and Javier Antonio Calle Serna, alias "Los Comba", until its takedown in 2008 by the authorities of Colombia and Venezuela, with cooperation of the United States DEA.
History
It is alleged[by whom?] that the Norte del Valle cartel was formed after an event where the brothers Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela and Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, leaders of the Cali Cartel, came to an agreement with the Colombian government that if they surrendered themselves and their organization to the Colombian justice system they would be given perk
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The Norte del Valle Cartel (NDVC) emerged out of the breakup of the infamous Cali Cartel to became the wealthiest and most powerful Colombian drug trafficking organization of its day. However, for much of its lifespan the group was wracked by paranoia, divisions and treachery, and in its later years operated more as a network of competing factions than a coherent and cohesive group. The protracted dissolution of the cartel that began in 2007 gave rise to several newly independent criminal organizations, including the Rastrojos, which would go on to become one of the most influential of Colombia‘s next generation of drug trafficking organizations. According to FBI estimates, at its peak the cartel was responsible for 60 percent of the cocaine reaching the United States.
History
The NDVC originated from the fractured trafficking networks left behind when the leaders of the Cali Cartel negotiated their surrender to the authorities in the early 1990s. Many of its first members were former police officers
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José Orlando Henao Montoya
Colombian drug lord (1953–1998)
José Orlando Henao Montoya | |
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| Born | 5 May 1953 Cartago, Colombia |
| Died | 13 November 1998(1998-11-13) (aged 45) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Other names | El Hombre del Overol (The Overall man) Oscar 1 Don H El empresario de la cocaína (The cocaine entrepreneur) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Criminal penalty | 3 years |
José Orlando Henao Montoya (5 May 1953 – 13 November 1998), also known by the nicknames 'Don H' and El Hombre del Overol (English: The Overall Man), was a Colombian drug lord who was one of the leaders of the notorious Norte del Valle Cartel along with his brothers and associates like Iván Urdinola Grajales. During his career he was considered an extremely cunning criminal and in the words of his former associates the Rodriguez Orejuela brothers "More bloodthirsty than Pablo Escobar".[1][2][3]
Early years
He was older brother of Arcángel, Ancizar, Fernando, Óscar Iván and L
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