Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943)^[1][2] is a convicted Colombian drug lord. He was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela.

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
Miguel Angel Rodríguez Orejuela after his capture in 1995
Born	Miguel Angel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943-08-15) August 15, 1943 (age 82) Mariquita, Tolima, Colombia
Other names	"El Señor" (The Man)
Occupation(s)	Drug lord 1 of 2 brothers Cali, Cartel boss
Criminal status	Imprisoned at FCI Loretto
Spouse	Marta Lucia Echeverry
Children	William Rodríguez Abadía
Parent	Unknown
Relatives	Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (brother)
Conviction(s)	Conspiracy to import 5kg or more of cocaine. Conspiracy to engage in money laundering
Criminal penalty	30 years (360 months) for conspiracy to import cocaine 7.25 years (87 months) for money laundering, sentences to run concurrently. Forfeiture of $2 .1 billion in assets.

On March 11, 2005, Rodriguez Orejuela was extradited to the United States. On September 26, 2006, Rodríguez Orejuela was sentenced to 30 years in prison, after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to import cocaine to the U.S.^[3] He is in a Pennsylvania prison.

Arrest

On August 6, 1995, Rodriguez Orejuela was arrested when the Colombian National Police broke down the door of his apartment (Hacienda Buenos Aires) in the exclusive Normandia neighborhood in Cali, Colombia, as he was about to slip into a secret closet called a caleta. Jorge Salcedo, his main bodyguard, betrayed Rodriguez.^[4][5][6]