Colombia captures its 'most-feared' drug lord Dairo Antonio Usuga

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Colombia captures its 'most-feared' drug lord Dairo Antonio Usuga​

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN

Updated 0430 GMT (1230 HKT) October 24, 2021

Dairo Antonio Usuga, who worked under the alias "Otoniel," has been detained by Colombian authorities.

Bogota, Colombia (CNN)

Colombia's most-wanted drug lord has been captured by authorities in what has been heralded as the biggest blow to the country's narcotics traffickers in decades.

Colombia's President Iván Duque Márquez confirmed the capture of Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as "Otoniel," in a televised national address Saturday.

"This coup is only comparable to the fall of Pablo Escobar in the 90s," Duque said, referring to the Colombian drug lord who died in 1993 after building a multibillion-dollar empire dealing cocaine.

"Otoniel was the most feared drug trafficker in the world, a murderer of policemen, soldiers, social leaders, and a recruiter of minors," he said.
Otoniel, 50, was seized by Colombian authorities during an operation in a rural area of Colombia's Uraba region, located in Antioquia province, Reuters reported. One police officer died during the operation, according to the report.

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Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured

Colombia's most-wanted drug lord Otoniel has been captured by authorities in what has been heralded as the biggest blow to the country's narcotics traffickers in decades.

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