Article 5R2KC Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, Otoniel, captured in jungle hideout

Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, Otoniel, captured in jungle hideout

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The leader of the powerful Clan del Golfo, who had a $5m bounty on his head, was seized in a raid by military and police

Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, Colombia's most sought after drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo, has been captured at his jungle hideout by the country's armed forces.

Colombia had offered a reward of up to 3bn pesos (about $800,000) for information concerning Otoniel's whereabouts, while the United States government had put up a reward of $5m for help locating him.

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