Otoniel, 50, was extradited to the United States on Wednesday evening. Colombian authorities have

as Otoniel. Otoniel, 50, was captured by Colombia's armed forces at the end of October, ending a

Colombia will work with authorities to make sure the extradition takes place, President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.... Getting the drug trafficker, who faces dozens of arrest warrants, to the United States is Colombia's priority following his capture, a government source and two security sources told Reuters....

Police escort Dairo Antonio úsuga, also known as Otoniel, at a military airport in Bogota, Colombia

29 election.... Before his extradition, Otoniel's lawyers argued he should be allowed to testify to

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ROME( Reuters)-Italian police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of 240 million euros($ 257 million), dealing a heavy blow to the Colombian Clan del Golfo drugs gang, investigators said on Tuesday. Police said it was one of the largest such seizures in Europe and came at the end of an international investigation that resulted in arrest warrants being issued for 38 people in six countries: Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Colombia. The investigation laste

Italian authorities say they have confiscated4.3 tons of cocaine with a street value of more than €200 million. TheGuardia di Finanza say the haul isone of the largest-ever drug busts in Europe and has dealt a blow to Colombia’s feared Gulf Clan. The cocaine was seized inthe northeastern Italian port city of Triestefollowing a yearlong investigation that also involved US Homeland Security andSpanish National Police. Authorities have also issued 38 arrest warrants for alleged international drug t

Advertisement He’s long been a fixture on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s most-wanted fugitives list, for whose capture it had been offering a$ 5-million reward.... Authorities said intelligence provided by the U.S. and U.K. led more than 500 soldiers and members of Colombia’s special forces to úsuga’s jungle hideout, which was protected by eight rings of security.... Land dedicated to the production of coca — the raw ingredient of cocaine — jumped 16% last year to a record 245, 000

Vulnerable to mines, snipers and ambushes, 16 soldiers have died this year in around 30 attacks in Norte de Santander. Nineteen members of illegal armed groups have also died and dozens of soldiers, rebels and gang members been injured, according to Defense Ministry figures.... Reuters showed in a recent investigation how the rebel National Liberation Army( ELN) functions as a de facto local government and leading employer in some Venezuelan towns.... Murders in Norte de Santander rose to 576