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Colombian drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel”, pleads guilty before a US Judge.

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(CNN Spanish) – The alleged Colombian drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel”, who was arrested in Colombia in October 2021 and later extradited to the United States, pleaded guilty to the charges against him, according to documents of part of the Department. which CNN had access to.

The document, signed by Úsuga, his lawyer, a witness and prosecutors for the Southern District of Florida and the Eastern District of New York, consents to the case being transferred to the sentencing case and removed from Florida jurisdiction. to New York.

Colombia extradits to the US the sister of Dairo Úsuga “Otoniel”, leader of the Clan del Golfo

“Otoniel”, who was considered one of the most wanted men in Colombia and was offered a reward of US$ 5 million, remains in a detention center in Brooklyn.

The alleged top commander of the Clan del Golfo has so far pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, which include alleged involvement in an international conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine, among others.

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