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Colombian drug lord described as most violent since Pablo Escobar is jailed for 45 years in New York
1 year, 4 months ago

Colombian drug lord described as most violent since Pablo Escobar is jailed for 45 years in New York

The Independent  

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Once Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel gets 45 years in prison in US
1 year, 4 months ago

Once Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel gets 45 years in prison in US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For years, the man known as Otoniel was seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords, the elusive boss of a cartel and paramilitary group with a blood-drenched grip on much of northern Colombia. The former leader of the notorious Clan de Golfo, or Gulf Clan, had pleaded guilty in January to high-level drug trafficking …

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Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
1 year, 4 months ago

Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court

CNN  

CNN — Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as “Otoniel,” was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday “for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo, federal prosecutors announced. “Otoniel led one of the largest cocaine trafficking organizations in the …

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‘Terrifying’: Days of terror under Colombia’s Gulf Clan cartel
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Terrifying’: Days of terror under Colombia’s Gulf Clan cartel

Al Jazeera  

Colombian armed group lay siege to communities in response to extradition of its former leader, Otoniel, to the US. Bogota, Colombia – “It was terrifying.” That is how a resident of Tierralta, in Colombia’s northern department of Cordoba, described a days-long siege imposed earlier this month by one of the country’s largest paramilitary groups, the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia, also …

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Colombian drug lord arrested for shipping ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US over 20 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Colombian drug lord arrested for shipping ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US over 20 years

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The accused leader of …

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Otoniel shipped ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US: Prosecutor
2 years, 7 months ago

Otoniel shipped ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US: Prosecutor

Al Jazeera  

The accused Colombian drug trafficker pleads not guilty to two charges after being extradited to the US from Bogota. One of Colombia’s most notorious drug traffickers shipped “outrageous quantities of cocaine” into the United States, a top US prosecutor has said, a day after Dairo Antonio Usuga was extradited to face charges in New York. “Today he will finally face …

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Colombia extradites drug lord ‘Otoniel’ to the United States
2 years, 7 months ago

Colombia extradites drug lord ‘Otoniel’ to the United States

Al Jazeera  

Dairo Antonio Usuga’s Gulf Clan was believed to be responsible for 30 percent of all cocaine exports from Colombia. “I want to reveal that Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias ‘Otoniel’ has been extradited,” President Ivan Duque announced on Twitter on Wednesday, calling him “the most dangerous drug trafficker in the world”. Following Usuga’s arrest and that of another 90 suspected gang …

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Dairo Usuga ‘Otoniel’: Accused Colombian drug lord Dairo Usuga ‘Otoniel’ extradited to the US, pleads not guilty
2 years, 7 months ago

Dairo Usuga ‘Otoniel’: Accused Colombian drug lord Dairo Usuga ‘Otoniel’ extradited to the US, pleads not guilty

CNN  

CNN — The accused Colombian narco-trafficker Dairo Usuga, also known by the alias “Otoniel,” was extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, a source within the Colombian National Police told CNN. Usuga is widely considered to be the boss of the “Clan del Golfo,” a powerful drug cartel that controls cocaine routes into Mexico and …

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AP EXPLICA: ¿Quién es Otoniel, el capo que será extraditado?
2 years, 8 months ago

AP EXPLICA: ¿Quién es Otoniel, el capo que será extraditado?

Associated Press  

BOGOTÁ — Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, conocido con el alias de “Otoniel”, fue el narcotraficante más buscado de Colombia hasta su captura en octubre de 2021. La historia de Otoniel dio un giro importante en el 2009 con la captura de su jefe Daniel Rendón Herrera, alias “Don Mario”, que dio paso a una restructuración interna del grupo armado. Luego …

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Colombian army says 6 soldiers killed in attack in northwest
2 years, 8 months ago

Colombian army says 6 soldiers killed in attack in northwest

Al Jazeera  

Authorities blame alleged drug traffickers from the Gulf Clan for the attack in Colombia’s northwest. At least six Colombian soldiers have been killed in a bombing in the country’s northwest, the army said, attributing the attack to accused drug traffickers who are active in the area. Another five soldiers were injured and one remains missing after the attack, which took …

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Colombia receives US extradition request for accused drug lord
3 years ago

Colombia receives US extradition request for accused drug lord

Al Jazeera  

Colombian forces caught accused Gulf Clan leader Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, last month after a 7-year search. Colombia has said it received a formal request from the United States to extradite accused drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel. The 50-year-old alleged leader of the Gulf Clan was captured by Colombia’s armed forces late last month, ending …

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Colombia to extradite Otoniel to the US as soon as possible
3 years, 1 month ago

Colombia to extradite Otoniel to the US as soon as possible

Al Jazeera  

US had offered $5m for capture of Dairo Antonio Usuga, the man Colombia describes as the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker. Colombia’s government will file a petition on Monday with the Andean country’s Supreme Court to extradite Otoniel to the United States, Justice Minister Wilson Ruiz told the Reuters news agency on Sunday, adding the process could take four weeks …

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Otoniel: Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured
3 years, 1 month ago

Otoniel: Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured

Al Jazeera  

Colombian president says Otoniel’s arrest is the biggest blow to drug trafficking in the country since Pablo Escobar’s death. President Ivan Duque hailed Otoniel’s capture as a victory, likening it to the arrest three decades ago of the notorious Colombian drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar. ‘Victims deserve justice’ Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director of Human Rights Watch, congratulated the Colombian government …

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