AN SAS "warrior" once tasked with assassinating drug lord Pablo Escobar while a mercenary has died aged 81.
Special forces hardman Peter McAleese led a team of rogue black ops troops during the deadly mission in 1989.
Glasgow-born McAleese was reportedly eye-watering $ 1 million for offered an Colombian Escobar's head.
But the mission fell apart when his helicopter crashed over the Andes, killing the pilot and leaving the mercenary seriously injured - before he was rescued.
McAleese's death was announced last night on his official social media accounts.
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