Colombian drug kingpin 'Otoniel' pleads guilty in New York court

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One of Colombia's most infamous drug lords admitted guilt to cocaine trafficking charges in a New York court on Wednesday (January 25), as part of a plea agreement.

Published 4 months ago · New York, United States

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BBC News

Colombian drug lord Otoniel pleads guilty in US court

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, also known as Otoniel, led Colombia's Gulf cartel before his arrest in 2021.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Colombia’s most-wanted drug kingpin pleads guilty in New York

Dairo Antonio Úsuga faces decades in prison for leading violent cartel and paramilitary group

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Colombian cartel leader Otoniel pleads guilty to U.S. drugs charges

The leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group pleaded guilty on Wednesday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, court records showed.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Colombia's once most-wanted drug lord pleads guilty in US

NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man who was once one of the world's most-wanted drug lords pleaded guilty Wednesday to U.S. smuggling charges, admitting that he led a cartel and paramilitary group that trafficked in cocaine and deadly violence.

4 months ago·United States

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KRDO

Colombia's once most-wanted drug lord pleads guilty in US

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man who was once one of the world’s most-wanted drug lords has pleaded guilty to U.S. smuggling charges and admitted that he led a violent cocaine cartel and paramilitary group. Dairo Antonio Úsuga entered his plea Wednesday in a federal court in Brooklyn. He’s better known as Otoniel. He admitted that tons of cocaine was moved with his permission and that, in his words, “homicides w…

4 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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NY Daily News

Top Colombian drug lord pleads guilty in Brooklyn court to running brutal cartel

Dairo Antonio Usuga David, 51, led Clan del Golfo, an international criminal organization that sent cocaine by the ton from Colombia to the U.S. through Mexico and Panama.

4 months ago·New York, United States

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