Colombia seizes largest drug haul in history

(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 famous Clan Úsuga gang.

Colombia seized the 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 of extremely large scale.

Colombia's Defense Ministry 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 crimes, 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 made up of former members of terrorist organizations that survived the peace period in Colombia.

Thanh Hien

(According to CNN)