75 year old beto renteria once led the feared norte del valle mob that was notorious for shipping drugs and contraband worth billions of dollars to the us the sun reported.
Pablo escobar roof death.
A retired colombian cartel boss who rose to power after the death of pablo escobar has been assassinated by hitmen.
The search bloc a colombian task force made up of colombian national police that was dedicated to locating and taking down escobar had been looking for the drug lord for 16 months ever since he had escaped from la catedral prison.
Beto renteria 75 was once head of the notorious norte del valle mob which shipp.
Sixteen months after his escape from la catedral pablo escobar died in a shootout on 2 december 1993 amid another of his attempts to elude the search bloc.
On realizing that his location was compromised pablo and a bodyguard tried to escape through the roof but were shot by a hail of gunfire.
Rumors about escobar s death continue to this day.
Alternative accounts of escobar s death.
A retired colombian cartel boss who rose to power following the death of pablo escobar has reportedly been assassinated by a rival gang.
A bullet went through escobar s right ear and he was killed on the spot.
The colombian assault team made entry into escobar s safe house chased him up the stairs and shot him as he tried to flee across the roof.
A team member positively identified pablo.