Duke: Capture of Otoniel marks the end of the Gulf Clan 1:54
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The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, reported this Thursday that the United States government formalized the extradition request of the leader of the Gulf Clan, alias “Otoniel”.
They capture alias "Otoniel", the most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia and head of the Clan del Golfo
“The national government has already formally received the request for the extradition of 'alias Otoniel' from the United States of America.
The procedures have already been completed in the Ministry of Justice and the Chancellery, and yesterday that request was made available to the Supreme Court of Justice, "he said in a statement to the media from the Military Transport Air Command (Catam ).
Duque said that he spoke with the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, magistrate Luis Antonio Hernández, and that they hope to give "total speed" to the process.
Alias “Otoniel” will be extradited to the US, says the Colombian Ministry of Defense
On the other hand, the president announced the seizure of the largest number of tons of cocaine in the history of the fight against drug trafficking in Colombia: 595 tons seized so far in 2021, a figure above the 500 tons seized in all of 2020.
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