Colombia's most wanted drug lord captured - BBC News

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Colombia's most wanted drug lord captured - BBC News
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.country's largest criminal gang has been captured.

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by the army, air force and police on Saturday.

The government had offered a $800,000 (£582,000) reward for information about his whereabouts, while the US placed a $5m bounty on his head.

President Iván Duque hailed Otoniel's capture in a televised video message.

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