Colombia's most sought after drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, is captured during an operation carried out by the country's armed forces
Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, was captured during an operation carried out by the country's armed forces, military and police sources confirmed.
Presidential adviser Emilio Archila praised "the capture in Necocli of Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias 'Otoniel,' head of the Gulf Clan," in a message on Twitter. The gang is the most powerful among Colombia's drug traffickers. The United States had offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Otoniel, who at age 50 is one of the most feared men in Colombia.
The capo was captured in Necocli, one of the Gulf Clan's main outposts, located near the border with Panama.
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