Norte del Valle Cartel

HISTORY
It is alleged that the Norte del Valle cartel was formed after an event where
the brothers Miguel Rodrguez Orejuela and Gilberto Rodrguez Orejuela, leaders of
the Cali Cartel, came to an agreement with the Colombian government that if they
surrendered themselves and their organization to the Colombian justice system
they would be given perks, such as imprisonment in Colombian prisons for not more
than five years and the promise of no expropriation of their substantial assets. It is
stated that they organized a meeting with their lieutenants, main subordinates, and
junior partners in the business, to inform them that the decision had already been
taken to stop all the illicit business immediately. Those members who refused this
sudden dissolution, including Carlos Alberto Rentera Mantilla, Juan Carlos Ortiz
Escobar, Juan Carlos Ramrez Abada, Diego Len Montoya Snchez, and Orlando
Henao Montoya, formed the North Valley cartel.

KNOWN MEMBERS
Its members were Orlando Henao Montoya alias El Hombre Overol (The
Overall Man), Colonel Danilo Gonzalez, Ivan Urdinola Grajales Alias El Enano (The
Dwarf) Efrain Hernandez Ramirez Don Efra (Mr. Efra), Andres Lopez Lopez Florecita
(Floweret); Arcangel de Jesus Henao Montoya El Mocho (The Pegleg) middle brother
of Orlando Henao, Lorena Henao Montoya La Viuda De La Mafia (The Mafia Widow)
sister of Orlando Henao, Wilber Alirio Varela Fajardo, Jabn (Soap), Diego Len
Montoya Sanchez Don Diego (Mr. Diego), Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia Chupeta
(Lollipop), Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante Rasguo (Scratch), Victor Patio
Fomeque El Quimico (The Chemist) or La Fiera (The Beast). Ex member of Cali
Cartel, Luis Alfonso Ocampo Fomeque Tocayo (Namesake) half brother of Victor
Patio, Carlos Alberto Renteria Mantilla Beto Renteria, Ramon Alberto Quintero
Sanclemente RQ, Miguel Fernando Solano Don Miguelito (Mr. Miguelito) Juan Carlos
Ortiz Escobar Cuchilla (Blade) and Jorge Eliecer Asprilla El Negro Asprilla.

CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP
The chiefs of the Norte del Valle cartel at one time included Orlando Henao
a.k.a. "el hombre del overol" ("The overall man"), Montguz Franco a.k.a. "Monty",
Diego Len Montoya Snchez, a.k.a. "Don Diego", Wilber Varela, a.k.a. "Jabn"
("Soap"), and Juan Carlos Ramrez Abada, a.k.a. "Chupeta" ("Lollipop").[citation
needed] Until his capture in late 2007 Diego Montoya was part of the list containing
the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.

Fierce rivalries that divided the cartel into warring factions erupted in 2003
when Hernando Gmez, Wilber Varela and their inner circle, prompted by a rising
number of extradition of cartel members to the United States, apparently attempted
to negotiate a possible surrender deal with the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA), in a move which was strongly rejected by Diego Montoya and several of the
other cartel drug lords. After a failed hit on Varela left him in the hospital with
multiple gunshots, Varela declared war on Diego Montoya who he held responsible
for the attack.
This situation led to brutal gang warfare, which left a deathtoll of more than
1,000 people between 2003 and 2004 throughout different northern locations of the
Valle del Cauca department.
The consequences of such an internal vendetta led Colombian authorities to
intervene in order to increase law enforcement efforts against the cartel, which
resulted in the 2004 arrest of some 100 assassins in the employ of both rival
factions, and in the 2005 capture of Varela's close associate Julio Csar Lpez (alias
"Ojitos", or "Small Eyes"), and Montoya's chief hatchetman, Carlos Jos Robayo
Escobar (alias "Guacamayo", or "Macaw"), among others. On June 4, 2008 Julio
Csar Lpez was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison by a federal court in New
York. More than $100 million worth in properties and luxury assets was also seized,
along with an almost complete fiberglass narco submarine that would have been
built by the cartel in order to smuggle drugs into the United States and other foreign
countries.
All of these events may have influenced several members of the Norte del
Valle cartel to seek a deal with Colombian and U.S. drug enforcement authorities
during late 2004 and early 2005, whether through direct negotiation proposals or
employing the possible protection that they may gain through the infiltration of the
AUC's then ongoing peace negotiations with the Colombian government.
Diego Montoya was captured in Colombia on September 10, 2007. Wilber
Varela was killed in the Venezuelan city of Mrida.

Cartelul Norte del Valle

ISTORIE
Cartelul Norte del Valle s-a format dup ce fraii Miguel
Rodriguez Orejuela si Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, liderii
Cartelului Cali, au ajuns la un acord cu guvernul columbian si
anume dac ei nii i organizatia lor se predau sistemului de
justiie columbian ar avea anumite avantaje, cum ar fi
pedeapsa cu nchisoarea pentru o perioda de cel mult 5 ani n
nchisorile din Columbia si promisiunea de neexpropriere a
bunurilor lor substaniale.
Se presupune c ar fi organizat o ntlnire cu locotenenii
lor, principalii subordonai, dar i cu partenerii juniori n
afaceri, pentru a-i informa c decizia a fost deja luat, iar
toate afacerile ilicite trebuiau oprite imediat.
Nu toti membrii cartelului au fost de acord cu decizia
luata, iar cei care au refuzat aceast dizolvare brusc sunt
Carlos Alberto Renteria Mantila, Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar,
Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, Diego Len Montoya Snchez i
Orlando Henao Montoya, care au format cartelul North Valley.
MEMBRII CUNOSCUTI
Membrii cartelului Norte del Valle au fost Orlando Henao
Montoya alias El Hombre Overol, colonelul Danilo Gonzalez,
Ivan Urdinola Grajales alias El Enano (Piticul), Efrain

Hernandez Ramirez Don Efra (Dl. Efra), Andres Lopez Lopez

Florecita (Floricic); Arcangel de Jesus Henao Montoya El
Mocho (Picior de cuier) care era fratele mijlociu al lui Orlando
Henao, Lorena Henao Montoya La Viuda De La Mafia
(Mafioata Vduv) sora lui Orlando Henao, Wilber Alirio Varela
Fajardo, Jabon (Spun), Diego Len Montoya Sanchez Don
Diego (Dl. Diego), Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia Chupeta
(Acadea), Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante Rasguo
(Zgrietur), Victor Patio Fomeque El QUIMICO (Chimistul)
sau La Fiera (Bestia).
Fostii membri a Cartelului Cali sunt: Luis Alfonso Ocampo
Fomeque Tocayo - fratele vitreg al lui Victor Patio, Carlos
Alberto Renteria Mantila Beto Renteria, Ramon Alberto
Quintero Sanclemente RQ, Miguel Fernando Solano Don
Miguelito (Dl. Miguelito), Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar Cuchilla
(Lam) i Jorge Eliecer Asprilla El Negro Asprilla.
MODIFICRI N CONDUCERE
La un moment dat efii cartelului Norte del Valle, i-au
inclus pe Orlando Henao cunoscut dupa porecla "El Hombre
del overol" (Omul global), Montiguz Franco cunoscut ca
"Monty", Diego Len Montoya Sanchez, alias "Don Diego",
Wilber Varela, cu porecla "Jabon" (Spun), iar Juan Carlos
Ramrez Abada, cunoscut i sub denumirea "Chupeta"
(Acadea).
Diego Montoya, pn la capturarea sa la sfritul anului
2007 s-a aflat pe lista " Cei mai Cautati 10 Fugari " a FBI-ului.
In anul 2003, rivalitile aprige au mprit cartelul n
faciuni aflate n conflict, cnd Hernando Gmez, Wilber
Varela i cercul lor interior, au dus la extrdarea unui numr
tot mai mare a membrilor cartelului n Statele Unite ale

Americii, ncercand s negocieze un posibil acord de predare

cu Agentia Nationala Antidrog cunoscuta ca Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), ntr-o micare care a fost
puternic respins de Diego Montoya i de cei mai muli dintre
lorzii cartelului de droguri. Dup un atentat esuat asupra lui
Varela, ajuns n spital in urma unor plagi suferite prin
impuscare, Varela a declarat rzboi lui Diego Montoya, care
era considerat responsabil pentru atac.
Aceast situaie a condus ntre anii 2003 i 2004 la un
rzboi brutal intre bande in diferite locatii nordice ale
departamentului Valle del Cauca, iar in urma conflictelor au
murit mai mult de 1.000 de persoane.
Consecinele a unei astfel de rzbunare interna a condus
la interventia autoritilor columbiene, n scopul de a spori
eforturile de aplicare a legii mpotriva Cartelului, ceea ce a
dus la arestarea in anul 2004 a circa 100 de asasini care
faceau parte din ambele faciuni rivale, iar n 2005
capturarea celui mai apropiat asociat a lui Varela, Julio Csar
Lpez (alias "Ojitos" sau "Ochi mici") i a asasinului ef a lui
Montoya, Carlos Jos Robayo Escobar (alias "Guacamayo",
sau "Macaw"), printre altii. Pe 4 iunie 2008 Julio Csar Lpez a
fost condamnat la 45 de ani de nchisoare federal de un
tribunal federal din New York. Mai multe proprieti i bunuri
de lux n valoare de 100 de milioane de dolari au fost puse
sub sechestru si confiscate, mpreun cu un submarin din
fibra de sticla aproape finalizat, care ar fi fost construit de
Cartel, n scopul de a introduce droguri n Statele Unite dar i
n alte ri strine.
Toate aceste evenimente au influenat mai muli membri
ai cartelului Norte del Valle s caute un acord cu autoritile

columbiene i americane pe la sfritul anului 2004 i

nceputul anului 2005, fie prin intermediul unor propuneri de
negociere direct sau obtinerea unor ordine de protecie pe
care le pot obine in urma negocierilor de pace cu guvernul
columbian.
Diego Montoya a fost capturat n Columbia la data de 10
septembrie 2007. Wilber Varela a fost ucis n oraul
venezuelean Mrida.