Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, alias "El Ajedrecista" ("The Chess Player"), is a 65 year-old Colombian drug lord, who leads the Cali Cartel, based in the south part of Colombia, around the city of Cali. The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... The Cartel De Cali is a drug cartel based in the south part of Colombia, around the city of Cali. ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... Santiago de Cali, the citys complete name, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca, department in Colombia. ...

According to some estimates, the Cali cartel controlled at its height 80% of the cocaine exports from Colombia to the United States. Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela founded the Cali Cartel in the 1970s together with José Santacruz Londoño. Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

Some time after the death of rival drug lord Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela and his brother Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela were captured in Cali in 1995, during the administration of president Ernesto Samper Pizano, whose term was haunted by widespread accusations of allegedly receiving donations from the Cali Cartel. A WANTED poster of Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (January 12, 1949–December 2, 1993) was a Colombian drug lord who was considered by members of the government, news reporters and the general public alike to be one of the most ruthless, ambitious and powerful drug dealers in history. ... The Medellín Cartel was a well-organized but very loose network of drug smugglers originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating through the 1970s and 1980s. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Presidents of Colombia | 1950 births ...

Gilberto Rodríguez was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, which was eventually reduced to seven for good behaviour and confession of several of his drug-related crimes.

He was temporarily freed in early November 2003, due to a controversial judicial order issued by deputy judge Pedro José Suárez, who considered that the above reduction was applicable through habeas corpus. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... In common law jurisdictions, habeas corpus, or more precisely habeas corpus ad subjiciendum, is a prerogative writ which requires the addressee to produce in court a person in its custody and justify his or her imprisonment. ...

Four months later, Gilberto Rodríguez was recaptured by Colombian authorities in Cali during March 2004, accused of having shipped 150 kilograms of cocaine to the US in 1990, a crime which he had not previously confessed and therefore allowed for his new arrest. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ...

US authorities initially accused him of continuing to direct his illegal activities from the Colombian jail in which he had been held since the mid-1990s, specifically for shipping drugs to the U.S. in 1997.

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela was extradited to the United States on December 3, 2004. Extradition is a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later declarations made by federal attorney Marcos Daniel Jiménez after the druglord's arrival in the U.S. apparently referred to the possibility of Gilberto Rodriguez being tried for his entire criminal record (including his pre-1997 activities), have generated some controversy. As a reaction, Colombian authorities were quick to point out that, under the extradition authorization terms set by the Colombian Supreme Court (which the Colombian government is obliged to keep), the US may not process Gilberto Rodríguez for his previous criminal record. See [1] (http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/judi/07dediciembrede2004/ARTICULO-WEB-_NOTA_INTERIOR-1917563.html) (in Spanish) This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

U.S. authorities later clarified the situation by stating that earlier statements had been taken out of context and that the U.S. would stand by the terms of the extradition documents and only prosecute him for his post-1997 actions.