Colombia plans to extradite the man it calls the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker to the United States where he is wanted on a number of charges.
Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, was captured by Colombia’s armed forces during an operation in a rural area of Colombia’s Uraba region on Saturday. The raid involved more than 500 members of Colombia’s special forces and 22 helicopters.
Colombia’s government will file a petition on Monday with the Andean country’s Supreme Court to extradite Otoniel to the United States, Justice Minister Wilson Ruiz told the Reuters news agency on Sunday, adding the process could take four weeks to complete.
“Extradition awaits all those who commit international crimes,” Defence Minister Diego Molano told journalists in Necocli, close to where Otoniel, 50, was caught.
Colombia’s government will file a petition on Monday with the Andean country’s Supreme Court to extradite Otoniel to the United States, Justice Minister Wilson Ruiz told the Reuters news agency on Sunday, adding the process could take four weeks to complete.
“Extradition awaits all those who commit international crimes,” Defence Minister Diego Molano told journalists in Necocli, close to where Otoniel, 50, was caught.
Otoniel is accused of exporting hundreds of tonnes of cocaine each year, and had been on the wanted list of the US Drug Enforcement Agency for years. US authorities had offered $5m for information leading to his capture.
