Cali drug lord killed in jail

Bogota - A gunman killed one of Colombia's jailed Cali cartel drug lords yesterday shooting seven bullets into his head after…

Bogota - A gunman killed one of Colombia's jailed Cali cartel drug lords yesterday shooting seven bullets into his head after embracing him in a prison exercise yard, authorities said.

Police and prison officials said Helmer "El Pacho" Herrera (47), a reputed billionaire and the target of an outstanding US extradition warrant, died almost instantly as his fellow inmates leapt on the gunman and beat him unconscious.

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