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By Oliver Griffin, Nelson Bocanegra and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia s armed forces have captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, in the biggest blow to drug trafficking in the Andean country since the death of Pablo Escobar, President Ivan Duque said on Saturday. Otoniel, 50 , was captured during operation Osiris in a rural area of Colombia s Uraba region, located in Antioquia province. He is accused of sending dozens of shipments of cocaine to the United States, and Duque said he is also accused of killing police officers, recruiting minors, and sexually abusing children among other crimes. Colombia had offered a reward of up to 3 billion pesos (about $800,000) for information concerning Otoniel s whereabouts, while the U.S. government had put up a reward of $5 million for help locating him. This is the biggest blow against drug trafficking in our country this century, Duque said during a broadcast video message. This blow is only comparable to the fall of Pabl

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