Pablo Escobar’s top hitman ‘Popeye’ has died after helping to kill 3,000 people in brutal career
Known as 'Popeye', he has killed 300 and helped murder 3,000 and served 22 years in jail.Velazquez, better-known by his nickname 'Popeye', was the mastermind behind some 200 car bombs during Escobar’s Medellin cartel’s war against its rivals and the Colombian state.
He was also responsible for high-profile kidnappings including those of Attorney General Carlos Mauro Hoyos and even organised the bombing of a commercial airliner in which 107 died.Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
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