Otoniel

The leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.

The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.

Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said Saturday.

The leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.

The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.

Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said Saturday.