They capture alias Otoniel, the most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia

(CNN Spanish) -

The top head of the Gulf Clan and the most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias 'Otoniel', was captured this Saturday, government sources and the National Police told CNN.

The Clan del Golfo is a feared gang dedicated to drug trafficking and extortion.

The group, formerly known as Clan Úsuga, has among its leaders ex-drug traffickers and former paramilitaries and was born after the demobilization of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a far-right paramilitary group, in 2006.

Úsuga is also wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

He and other members of the Gulf Clan are accused of operating ongoing criminal enterprises, participating in international cocaine trafficking conspiracies and using firearms to further drug trafficking crimes.

For his capture, the United States offers a reward of $ 5 million.

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Information from Fernando Ramos