He once killed hundreds of people, now running for president

John Jairo Velasquez, known as Popeye, was the right hand of Pablo Escobar, who was killed in Colombia in 1993.

He was the chief drug lord's killer, Kosovo Press broadcasts. His nickname is Popeye, once a sailor. He stayed 23 years behind bars for terrorism after killing and torturing hundreds of people in the mid - eight ' s. If Escobar had ordered me to kill my father because of the damage to our organization, I would have killed”, he claims. Popeye killed over 250 people and organized 2,500 murders during Escobar's war with the Colombian government. His organisation, Cartelel Medelli, killed 50,000 people.

I'm a professional killer. I kill money. But I also killed out of love and respect for Pablo Escobar. Each of us would kill 5-12 people every day. I could easily kill and place bombs. I'm an expert on terrorism, kidnapping people, and all crimes --”, he shows. His victims and their families also live in Medeli and are not pleased to know that the notorious killer is free. However, he argues he does not fear revenge. I walk freely on the street, without fear of being killed. This is in God's hands, and my powerful friends are also protected”, states Popeye. After 23 years in prison, he became a famous man. He runs the blog, writes books, plays film and television, and now plans to run for president of Colombia. /Periscopi