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Word: orejuela (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...drug lords seem to be getting the message. An authorized spokesman for one of the cartels told TIME that Escobar, Gacha and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, don of the Cali cartel, recognize Barco's inflexibility and are waiting for his term to expire next August. Says the source: "They'll try to reason with the next President." But "reason" is surely a euphemism for "control." Through intermediaries, the narcos are putting money behind candidates for President, Congress and mayors of key cities. After election day, the bill will come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia Noble Battle, Terrible Toll | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

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