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Former Colombian drug lord Rodriguez Orejuela dies in U.S. prison

FILE PHOTO: The former boss of the powerful Cali drug cartel, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela is escorted by a Colombian policeman before being extradited to the United States in Bogota, Colombia, December 3, 2004. Orejuela, who once controlled most of the world's cocaine trade, was sent to the United States to face trafficking and money laundering charges./File Photo

Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, a former leader of Colombia's once-powerful Cali cartel, has died in the United States while serving a 30-year drug trafficking sentence, his family said on Wednesday.

Sometimes known by his alias 'Chessplayer,' Rodriguez was extradited to the United States in 2004. The 83-year-old was serving time at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina.

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