Rodrigo Lara Bonilla

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Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (born in Neiva, Huila) is a former Colombian politician. He was appointed Colombian Minister for Justice in August 1983.

He pursued cocaine traffickers mainly belonging to the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar until he was assassinated on April 30, 1984, by orders of Pablo Escobar and carried out by the hitmen group known as Los Quesitos for the rumored price of COP$500,000.

Lara's death led to Escobar's indictment for murder and a long running controversy over extradition in Colombia that would ultimately cost thousands of lives.