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Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, alias Otoniel, would have signed a document in which he would state his intentions to plead guilty to the drug trafficking charges he was facing in the United States.
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“I, Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, accused, have been informed that an (information of accusation – complaint) is pending against me for the cause designated above. I wish to plead guilty to the offense charged, to consent to the disposition of the case in the Eastern District of New York in which I, Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, (under arrest and detainee), and to waive trial in the aforementioned district,” it reads. In the document revealed by La Fm.
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The document is signed by the Clan del Golfo leader and his lawyer and was approved by two US prosecutors.
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In addition to Otoniel’s signature, there is that of his lawyer, that of a witness, and that of the assistant United States attorney. It was also revealed that the prosecutors of the Eastern Districts of New York and the Southern District of Florida would have approved the request to advance the stage of acceptance of guilt and sentencing.
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| “Otoniel’s” sister was also extradited to the US last year and pleaded guilty and cooperated with investigators last month. |
The sister of Otoniel was extradited last July to Florida. In December 2022, Nini Johana Úsuga David, also known as “La Negra,” reached an agreement with the United States justice and accepted charges of drug trafficking in the Clan del Golfo criminal organization. She also promised to collaborate in other investigations. La Negra explained that she took over the maintenance of real estate acquired with illicit money.
Clan del Golfo States Ceasefire is Not Being Respected
The General Staff of the Clan del Golfo also denounced that the Monitoring, Verification, and Ceasefire mechanism is not operating, because their spokespersons have not even met with the national government.
In a statement, the General Staff of the Clan del Golfo denounced that the national government was not complying with the ceasefire decreed with this armed group, warning that since it began some of its members have been discharged or captured.
“On January 12, in the municipality of Norosí, Buena Seña village, the Gaula killed Juan Ángel Pinedas Cabra, seriously wounding Rafael Jaime Caicedo, who was in civilian clothes and completely unarmed. On January 8, in the municipality of Calamar, district of Barranca Nueva, Juan José Gaviria Rojas (known as ‘Wuay’), Edwin Fernando Valencia López (known as ‘Ninja’) and Erik Andrés Palencia Camacho (known as ‘Ninja’) were captured by the Police. known as Morocho), who did not carry any kind of weapons or ammunition”, says this armed group in the statement quoted in Colprensa.
The General Staff of the Clan del Golfo also denounced that the Monitoring, Verification, and Ceasefire mechanism is not operating, because their spokespersons have not even met with the national government. “Members of the National Army, camouflaged in the undergrowth, surprised the two individuals who fired shots at a platoon that was on the road.”
According to the journalist, an official source from the municipality reported that the two subjects, upon meeting the soldiers, shot them, for which the officers responded by killing one of the two men, while the other was wounded.
