The capture of Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as “Otoniel”, represents the biggest shot carried by the Colombian government to organized crime in the country.
Le Monde
The most wanted narcothaffy of Colombia, Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as “Otoniel”, was captured in the northwestern country, the Colombian government announced on Saturday 23rd.
“Special Recognition to Security Forces (…) for Capture in Necocli of Dairo Antonio Usuga, aka” Otoniel “, senior executive of the Clan del Golfo,” said Twitter Emilio Archila, Counselor of President Ivan Duque.
The Clan del Golfo is the most powerful gang of Narcoturfickers in Colombia, the world’s largest exporter of cocaine.
stopped near the border with Panama
The arrest of Otoniel represents the biggest shot by the Colombian government to organized crime in the country. The United States had offered a $ 5 million reward for its capture.
The narcothaffy was captured in Necocli, one of the main bastions of the Clan del Golfo, near the border with Panama.
Otoniel, 50, was at the head of gang of Narcotrafic former members of paramilitary groups who led a fierce fight against left guerrillas until the 2010s.
The Clan del Golfo is present in nearly 300 municipalities of the country, according to the Independent Independent Reflection Group.