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This NYT article savages Abelardo de la Espriella. It exposes his drug trafficking links and his closeness to paramilitary death squads. Had this piece been published before the election, it would have likely flipped De la Espriella’s 0.9% lead over Cepeda. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/world/americas/... “In Miami, Abelardo De La Espriella moved in the murky world of “white powder” lawyers — high-priced defense lawyers who help accused Latin American drug traffickers and others avoid harsh sentences by turning them into U.S. government informants or witnesses…”