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Colombia’s Most Wanted Drug Lord | The War on Drugs
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November 29, 2021
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11:07Now PlayingDairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel”, was Colombia’s most wanted drug lord – until October 2021 when he was arrested in a massive military operation, involving over 500-special forces.
But was he really the new Pablo Escobar? We look at how the Colombian drug trade has transformed since the days of the Medellin and Cali cartels to see how important the fall of this latest kingpin really is.
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