‘Nothing will change’: void left by Colombia cartel boss will quickly be filled, say experts

The capture of Ontoniel has been called a landmark victory against the drug trade. But he is just one node of a network'

Colombia's most wanted drug lord is behind bars awaiting extradition to the US, after what the country's president hailed as the biggest blow against the drug trade in 20 years.

Until his capture at the weekend, Dairo Antonio Usuga - better known as Otoniel - headed Colombia's feared Clan del Golfo cartel, a criminal empire that oversees the production and smuggling of unknown tons of cocaine, as well as extortion rackets, illegal mining operations and arms smuggling.