Drug trafficker and gang leader Otoniel extradited to US from Colombia

Colombia extradites accused drug trafficker Otoniel to the US

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The drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group has been extradited to the US, the President of Colombia has said.

Dairo Antonio Usaga, who is known as Otoniel, has trafficked between 180 and 200 tonnes of cocaine a year with the Clan del Golfo, Colombian authorities said.