Death
Varela was found murdered in early 2008 in a hotel resort in the state of Mérida in Venezuela. Colombian authorities believe he was murdered by his own men on orders of jailed paramilitary drug lord Carlos Mario Jiménez alias "Macaco" to end Varela's power struggle in the rival city Medellin and surrounding areas in Antioquia. With the death of Varela, Jimenez consolidated himself as the maximum authority in drug trafficking in Colombia controlling the drug trade in ten Colombian states and having authority over the cartel. Jimenez was later extradited to the United States on May 7, 2008 for failing to meet the terms of his surrender and for continuing to run his criminal organization in prison. Wilber Varela Fajardo's death has been confirmed by Venezuelan authorities after fingerprints analysis on January 30, 2008. Or planned his fake death, it is believed he is still alive, with another identity and possibly another face.
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