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'It was a work of art': Pablo Escobar's hitman brags about bomb that killed 107 passengers in plane explosion

Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez aka 'Popeye,' who was Escobar's most trusted lieutenant, has no regrets about bombing Avianca Flight 203 in 1989 that killed 107 people
UPDATED DEC 28, 2018

December 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the Colombian National Police successfully tracking down and killing Pablo Escobar, dubbed the 'King of Cocaine' and believed to have been one of the wealthiest and most influential persons on the planet because of his thriving drug trade at the time.

But Escobar's success was built on the loyalty and ruthlessness of his trusted sicarios who were often tasked with carrying out some of his most heinous schemes. Chief amongst those sicarios was Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, aka 'Popeye,' who was Escobar's most trusted lieutenant.

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