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Baseotto was also allegedly involved in the murder of Jimena HernĆ”ndez in 1988. According to some sources, he ordered the murder of the girl because she discovered by mistake a meeting between the bishop and drug traffickers. Baseotto ordered Pablo LĆ³pez to kill her and then masked his escape, making
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are good business, he sells drugs...". He also claimed that "the means for spreading culture are in the hands of the
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