   dandeny muÃ±oz mosquera, also known as "la quica", was purported to be the chief assassin for the medellÃ­n cartel of colombia. he was responsible for the deaths of an unknown number of people (estimates range in the hundreds), supposedly murdering members of both the medellÃ­n cartel and the rival cali cartel, as well as police officers and government officials. among his crimes is the 1989 bombing of avianca flight 203, which killed 110 civilians. some people have doubted about his guilt in the plane attack. the media in colombia blamed this incident on pablo escobar and his associates as he was allegedly responsible for nearly all of the major attacks in the drug war, as the result of being a public enemy in america, who was pressuring colombia to fight the drug trade. in 1991, muÃ±oz mosquera was arrested in queens, new york for traveling with a fake passport. he was convicted and sentenced to six years in jail. while he was in jail, federal prosecutors claimed that he was a major player in the medellÃ­n cartel and the bombing of avianca flight 203. muÃ±oz mosquera was charged with âconspiracy to import and distribute cocaine, substantive importation of cocaine, participating and conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, various offenses relating to the bombing of a civilian airliner and the extraterritorial murder of two citizens of the united states." his first trial was declared a mistrial. in his second trial, he was convicted on all counts and sentenced to 10 life sentences plus 45 years, all to be served consecutively. he is currently incarcerated at adx florence.  while mosquera was convicted of the avianca bombing, his involvement in the bombing was questioned by colombian attorney general gustavo de greiff, who sent a letter to judge sterling johnson before the final trial, stating: "i felt necessary to inform you...with the intention to avoid the miscarriage of justice in the case you have in your hands. we have no evidence linking mr. muÃ±oz mosquera to that attack." de greiff was accused by united states officials of being involved financiall
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