Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid

• Colmbia President Ivan Duque likened the arrest of Usuga to the capture of Pablo Escobar three decades ago

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, Columbia’s most wanted drug lord and the leader of the country’s largest criminal gang, was captured in a joint operation by security forces on Saturday.

Colmbia President Ivan Duque likened the arrest of Usuga to the capture of Pablo Escobar three decades ago. Dairo Antonio Usuga David, alias “Otoniel”, top leader of the Gulf clan, poses for a photo escorted by Colombian military soldiers after being captured, in Necocli, Colombia October 23, 2021. Colombia’s Military Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Usuga has been on the run for over a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right.

Colombia’s military presented Usuga to the media in handcuffs and wearing rubber boots preferred by rural farmers.