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Judi Lynn

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Wed Dec 7, 2016, 11:18 PM Dec 2016

Pablo Escobars top hitman Popeye robbed in Medellin

Source: Colombia Reports

Pablo Escobar’s top hitman ‘Popeye’ robbed in Medellin

written by David Maas December 6, 2016






In spite of being one of Colombia’s most feared criminals in history, slain drug lord Pablo Escobar‘s top hitman, “Popeye”, was robbed at gunpoint in Medellin on Monday.

According to Popeye, two men on motorcycles pulled him over near a shopping center in Medellin’s Poblado neighborhood, pointed a gun at him and robbed him of his designer glasses, cell phone and gold bracelet.

The former assassin, who has admitted to killing more than 300 people while a member of the now-defunct Medellin Cartel, claimed that three months ago he fended off a similar attack, though police say he did not report the incident.

Following the incident Popeye, whose real name is Jhon Jairo Velasquez, criticized Medellin mayor Federico Gutierrez on the state of security in the city, saying “the mayor is an idiot, this city is totally in the hands of these motorcyclists,” reported BBC.


Read more: http://colombiareports.com/pablo-escobars-top-hitman-popeye-robbed-medellin/

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Pablo Escobars top hitman Popeye robbed in Medellin (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2016 OP
well there goes the neighborhood Locrian Dec 2016 #1

Locrian

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1. well there goes the neighborhood
Thu Dec 8, 2016, 08:17 AM
Dec 2016

So what's a good decent hitman to do when the neighborhood goes to hell? tsk, tsk.....

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