Colombia’s president hails capture of cartel boss Dairo Antonio Úsuga

Usuga, one of South America's most wanted men, arrested at rainforest hideout after massive manhunt

Colombia's president, Ivan Duque, has celebrated the downfall of the most feared drug trafficker on Earth" after one of South America's most wanted men was captured at his rainforest hideout following a massive manhunt involving hundreds of troops as well as US and British intelligence agencies.

Dairo Antonio Usuga, the 50-year-old head of the Clan del Golfo drug cartel, was arrested on Saturday afternoon after heavily armed operatives laid siege to the criminal's jungle stomping ground in north-west Colombia.