The Colombian government completed a series of operations that resulted in the seizure of 17,500 pounds of cocaine on Sunday, May 15. The 8.8 tons of the narcotic were confiscated on the country's border with Panama. According to President Juan Manuel Santos it goes down as the biggest bust in the nation's history.
According to Colombian Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas, three members of Clan Usuga, the country's largest drug-trafficking organization, were detained. Over 2,000 law enforcement officials are currently searching for the group's leader, Dario Antonio Usuga David, also known as "Otoniel". The wanted drug-lord is said to have drawn comparisons to Pablo Escobar for the cartel's reach and the magnitude of violence his clan is known for. The United States has put up a bounty of $5 million for David's capture.
Blackhawk helicopters were reported to have raided a banana farm 300 miles north of the capital of Bogota before dawn. It was in underground structures of the land that they discovered 359 bags of the blow, estimated to be worth $250 million said Colombian National Police chief Gen. Jorge Nieto. The drugs were reportedly being harbored for shipment to the United States. According to the United States the South American country produces 487 tons of cocaine per year.
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