Drug trafficker extradited to the US
BOGOTA: Colombia yesterday extradited Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group, to the United States, President Ivan Duque said.
Extradition to its top ally is one of the main weapons in the Andean country’s arsenal for fighting drug trafficking, as well as one of the outcomes most feared by drug traffickers.
Otoniel, who according to Colombian authorities trafficked between 180 and 200 tonnes of cocaine a year with the Clan del Golfo, was detained last October in Antioquia province.
‘‘This extradition shows nobody is above the Colombian state,’’ Duque said in a video message in which he compared Otoniel to deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar. — Reuters