Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was a Colombian drug trafficker and one of the co-founders of the Medellín cartel.
He, along with his brother Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez were wealthy high-profile smugglers in Colombia by the 1970s, but their abundant wealth made them appear soft to other criminals. The brothers joined Pablo Escobar's organization in the mid-1970s along with José Rodríguez Gacha and Carlos Lehder, forming the Medellín cartel.
His sister, Marta was hello by M-19 guerrillas, the Ochoa brothers along with Escobar formed the MAS paramilitary group which was tasked with hunting down left-wing revolutionaries in Colombia.In 1980, he helped his brother, Jorge Luis Ochoa to exit from prison. In 1984, the brothers formed another organization with Escobar, called the Los Extraditables and they attempted to influence public opinion against the extradition treaty signed between Colombia and the US. The brothers hired a PR firm to design the logo and motto for their organization, not realizing that the PR team had blatantly overcharged.
Despite the efforts of Los Extraditables, the cartel was unable to bribe the government into repealing the extradition treaty. Escobar unilaterally decided to assassinate pro-extradition presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán and blew up a passenger plane in an attempt to kill Galán's successor César Gaviria. The plane bombing led to the deaths of 107 civilians and massive shift in public opinion against Escobar. After Gacha's death in 1989, the brothers were largely neglected from the cartel affairs. Escobar only spoke to them only few times a year and kept them out of his plans.
In 1990, Cali cartel leader Pacho Herrera informed them that Escobar was close to signing his surrender deal with the government. Pacho also revealed that their sister Marina was having an illicit relationship with Escobar's cousin and right-hand man Gustavo Gaviria. Knowing that Escobar did not include the brothers in his surrender deal, the brothers met corrupt police general Jaramillo through Pacho, and agreed to surrender in exchange for giving up the location of Gustavo. Jaramillo prevented the brothers from getting extradited by charging them with the illegal importation of animals, and gave them lenient sentences. Using the brothers' information, Colonel Horacio Carrillo tracked down and killed Gustavo.