to the notice. According to his lawyer, Lehder was transferred to a minimum security prison in Florida. He was visited regularly by family members and had access to TV and a computer with only email access. An article published by Cronica Del Quindio in January 2015 reported that Lehder could be released and extradited to Germany at any time. On June 24, 2015, Lehder wrote a letter to then-President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, in which he requested mediation with the United States to be allowed to return to Colombia. Lehder was released from prison on June 15, 2020, and escorted to Germany by two US officials on a regular passenger flight from New York to Frankfurt and handed over to German authorities. According to declarations made by his daughter, a reason for his release is a relapse of prostate cancer, which had been diagnosed years earlier. A charity in Germany has agreed to pay for treatment. In popular culture In the movie Blow (2001), the character Diego Delgado (played by the Spanish actor Jordi Mollà), the cellmate of the main character George Jung at Danbury federal prison, who became Jung's good friend, business partner, and later his nemesis, was based on Carlos Lehder. In the 2012 Caracol Televisión series Escobar, el Patrón del Mal (Pablo Escobar: The Boss of Evil), Lehder is portrayed as Marcos Herber (by the Colombian actor and singer Alejandro Martinez). Investigation Discovery's Manhunt: Kill or Capture episode, "Colombian Rambo" (August 26, 2015), features the story of Carlos Lehder's rise and fall. In the RCN Televisión TV Series (produced by RTI Producciones) Tres Caínes, is portrayed by Julián Beltrán as the character of Marcos Fender. In TV series Alias El Mexicano is portrayed by Andrés Aramburo. In the Netflix original drama/action television mini-series Narcos (2015), which follows drug kingpin Pablo Escobar as well as the ruthless Medellín Cartel, Lehder is portrayed by Juan Riedinger. In the 2017 film American Made, he was portrayed by Fredy Yate Escobar. In the 2020 DLC for Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist, the main antagonist Juan "El Rubio" Strickler is of Colombian-German descent and his drug operation is also based on an island in the Caribbean. See also Cocaine Cowboys References External links Carlos Lehder, 25 años después El Heraldo (in Spanish, July 7, 2012) Supuesta libertad de Carlos Ledher fue desmentida desde Armenia La Crónica del Quinio