Colombia seizes largest drug haul in history

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(Baonghean.vn) - Colombian authorities said on May 16 that police in the country seized more than 17,500 pounds (equivalent to 8 tons) of cocaine from the notorious Clan Úsuga gang.

Colombia thu giữ lượng ma túy lớn nhất trong lịch sử quốc gia này. Ảnh: CNN
Colombia seizes largest amount of drugs in the country's history. Photo: CNN

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos congratulated the police force on his Twitter page and praised the operation as being extremely large-scale.

The Colombian Ministry of Defense called it the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history.

Four more men were also arrested, including one known only as “Micolta,” who is wanted on charges of extortion, attempted murder and a host of other charges, authorities said.

Clan Úsuga is one of the most notorious criminal gangs in Colombia. The US Department of Justice also commented that Clan Úsuga is the largest and most influential gang in the drug trafficking world.

The Colombian Foreign Ministry has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the gang's leader, Dario "Otoniel" Úsuga.

Dario "Otoniel" Úsuga is also known as the head of Los Urabeños - an armed group consisting of former members of terrorist organizations that survived the peace period in Colombia.

Thanh Hien

(According to CNN)

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