' s ▁fight ▁against ▁drug ▁deal ers . ▁ ▁Sent encing ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Federal ▁district ▁Judge ▁Thomas ▁Bre tt ▁in ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma ▁sent enced ▁José ▁Ab ello ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁f ined ▁him ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁Ab ello ▁was ▁conv icted ▁on ▁one ▁count ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁import ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁mar iju ana ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁one ▁count ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁possess ▁dru gs ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁to ▁dist ribute . ▁In ▁passing ▁the ▁sentence , ▁Judge ▁Thomas ▁Bre tt ▁said ▁the ▁treat y ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁def endant ▁was ▁extr ad ited ▁from ▁Colombia ▁during ▁Fall ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁provided ▁a ▁maximum ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁However , ▁Ab ello ' s ▁sentence ▁was ▁later ▁reduced ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Mur der ▁attempts ▁After ▁being ▁released ▁from ▁prison ▁and ▁being ▁back ▁in ▁Colombia , ▁he ▁surv ived ▁three ▁murder ▁attempts ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Santa ▁Mart a . ▁The ▁first ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁which ▁left ▁him ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁of ▁El ▁Rod ad ero ▁which ▁he ▁surv ived ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Pablo ▁Esc obar ▁Med ell ín ▁Cart el ▁War ▁on ▁Dru gs ▁C oca