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Peter McAleese (7 September 1942 – 18 March 2024) was a Scottish soldier and mercenary. McAleese served in the British Army 's Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service (SAS), the Rhodesian Special Air Service and British South Africa Police , and South Africa's 44 Parachute Brigade .
Mar 20, 2024 · An SAS hero once tasked with assassinating Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar as a mercenary gun-for-hire, has died aged 81. Special forces hardman, Peter McAleese led a crack team of rogue black...
Mar 20, 2024 · Peter McAleese, who has died aged 81, was a Scottish mercenary with a reputation for reckless courage that was formidable even by the standards of most “soldiers of fortune”; in 1989 he was lured...
- Telegraph Obituaries
Mar 28, 2024 · Peter McAleese was a former SAS soldier who led a team of British mercenaries to assassinate the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in 1989. He died at 81 after a life of violence, regret and redemption, as depicted in a BBC documentary.
Mar 20, 2024 · An SAS 'hardman' famous for going rogue and 'nearly' killing Pablo Escobar as a gun-for-hire has passed away at the age of 81. The infamous Peter McAleese's death was announced on Tuesday night (March 19) on his official social media accounts, writes the Daily Star.