The United States had offered a $ 5 million reward for clues to Otoniel’s arrest.
Colombian the leader of the largest drug trafficking league, “Otoniel,” has been arrested, the country’s authorities report.
President Ivan Duque said this is the biggest blow to the drug trade this century. According to Duque, it can only be compared to a drug boss Pablo Escobarin imprisonment.
Otoniel or Dairo Antonio Usuga was captured in an operation involving 500 soldiers and 22 helicopters.
Colombia is the world ‘s largest exporter of cocaine and the United States its largest market. The United States had offered a $ 5 million reward for clues to Otoniel’s arrest.
According to police, Otoniel had been hiding in the jungle in his hometown of Uraba. To avoid being traced, he had not used a telephone, but a message using messengers. Police commissioner Jorge Vargasin according to him he had stayed away from settlement and spent the night in heaven.
In addition to drug trafficking, a criminal group led by Otoniel engages in illegal mining and extortion. Its influence has weakened recently as the authorities have pushed it tight.
In the outlying areas of Colombia, the Otoniel-led league, the guerrillas who seceded from the FARC peace agreement, and the ELN movement rebels are fighting bloody battles to control drug trafficking routes and illegal mines.
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