China News Service, October 25. According to foreign media reports, the Colombian Ministry of National Defense announced on the 23rd that the country’s most wanted drug lord and nicknamed "Otonil", Delo Antonio Usuga, was in the army, air force and police. Caught in a joint operation.
Image source: video screenshots of relevant reports from Reuters
Colombian National Police Chief Vargas said at a press conference that the Colombian police "conducted a major drug confiscation operation with American and British forces."
According to reports, after receiving intelligence from the United States and the United Kingdom, Colombia launched an arrest operation and dispatched more than 500 soldiers and 22 helicopters, including members of special forces, to capture Austria in the jungle of Antioquia province in the northwest. Tornier.
Otton's hideout is said to have 8 layers of "vigilance protection."
Colombian police said that because many of his subordinates had been arrested, Ottonil had to hide in the jungle and could not use the phone.
During the operation, a police officer of the Colombian government died.
Otton's Neil is on the list of the most wanted criminals by the Colombian government and the U.S. government. The Colombian government has offered a reward of 800,000 dollars for information about his whereabouts, and the U.S. has also offered a reward of 5 million dollars for arresting him.
In the Federal Court of Manhattan, New York, in early 2009, Ottonil was charged with drug trafficking and funding of right-wing militia organizations.
Federal courts in Brooklyn and Miami also accused Ottonier of smuggling at least 73 tons of cocaine to the United States via Venezuela, Guatemala and other countries between 2003 and 2014.
According to foreign media reports, Ottone will be extradited to the U.S. Federal Court for the Southern District of New York to stand trial.
Colombian President Duque issued a statement after Ottonil was arrested, stating that this operation is the biggest victory for Colombia in its fight against drug trafficking in this century.
He also asked criminals, including drug lords, to voluntarily surrender, otherwise they will face the fate of being wiped out.