and his "new transition" to a life of repentance. She also ordered Montoya to pay $500,000 in restitution to the family of Jhon Jairo Garcia, a long-time associate of Montoya who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by the Norte del Valle cartel in 2003. The prosecution claimed Montoya had ordered the killing of Garcia after accusing him of becoming an informer for U.S. law enforcement. Mr. Garcia's dismembered body was found in a river near the Colombian city of Cali. Montoya's lawyer said his client hoped his life story would send a message that drug trafficking destroyed everything in its wake. In court documents, Montoya's defence team traced his progression from a teenager with dreams of becoming a Catholic priest to the man at the helm of a drug-trafficking ring believed to have exported $10 billion worth of cocaine to the U.S. Montoya points to his father's death when he was 14 years old as the catalyst which set him on the wrong path. Popular culture In the television series El Cartel, Montoya is portrayed by the comic Colombian actor Santiago Moure as the character of Mario Lopera 'Don Mario'. See also Norte del Valle Cartel Narcotrafficking in Colombia FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List of crime bosses convicted in the 21st century References External links Office of Foreign Assets Control America's Most Wanted file on Montoya Sánchez U.S. Department of State rewards page for Montoya Sánchez U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) page on Montoya Sánchez BBC reported that relatives of Montoya Sánchez were arrested in Colombia (January 11, 2004) FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Year of birth uncertain Living people Colombian crime bosses Norte del Valle Cartel traffickers Colombian drug traffickers Colombian people imprisoned abroad Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government People extradited from Colombia to the United States People from Valle del Cauca Department Year of birth missing (living people)