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Most-wanted Man

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Colombian military and police have [blank] that they have captured Dairo Antonio usuga, known as Otoniel, Colombia's most sought after drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo. He was captured on Saturday during an [blank] carried out by the country's armed forces. Colombia had offered a [blank] of about $800,000 for information concerning his whereabouts. Italy's right-wing former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, went on trial Saturday on [blank] of kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people on board at sea for days.

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Colombian military and police have confirmed that they have captured Dairo Antonio usuga, known as Otoniel, Colombia's most sought after drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo. He was captured on Saturday during an operation carried out by the country's armed forces. Colombia had offered a reward of about $800,000 for information concerning his whereabouts. Italy's right-wing former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, went on trial Saturday on charges of kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people on board at sea for days.
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