Share:BOGOTA - Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker “Otoniel” has been captured, officials said Sunday, a major victory for the government of the world’s top cocaine exporter. Images released by the government showed the 50-year-old Otoniel in handcuffs and surrounded by soldiers. A live broadcast by the police later showed a handcuffed Otoniel landing in Bogota before being taken into custody under heavy security. The United States had offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Otoniel, one of the most feared men in Colombia. He was indicted in the United States in 2009, and faces extradition proceedings to the country, where he would appear in the Southern District of New York federal court.

Source: The Nation October 25, 2021 07:51 UTC