{"id":53784,"date":"2023-08-08T21:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T04:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53784"},"modified":"2023-08-08T21:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T04:09:58","slug":"former-leader-of-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-for-45-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53784","title":{"rendered":"Former Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1537 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/LADYJUSTICE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"240\" \/>\u00a0A Colombian on Tuesday was sentenced to 45 years in prison for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the \u201cClan del Golfo\u201d (CDG), officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to court documents, Dairo Antonio \u00dasuga David, aka Otoniel, 51, of Antioquia, Colombia,\u00a0 was sentenced for engaging in a maritime narcotics conspiracy and for engaging in a narcotics importation conspiracy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The court ordered \u00dasuga David to pay $216 million in forfeiture as part of the sentence. The defendant pleaded guilty to all three charges in January 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"USMS Otoniel Extradition NYC 4 May 2022\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FzZJd2dz0SY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">(<strong>Dairo Antonio \u00dasuga, aka &#8220;Otoniel,&#8221; was extradited from Bogota, Colombia, to the Southern District of New York May 4, 2022. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>The U.S. Marshals Service Special Operations Group conducted the transport as soon as he landed in S\/NY and continued on with the processing and security of the move.)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u201cOtoniel led one of the largest cocaine trafficking organizations in the world, where he directed the exportation of massive amounts of cocaine to the United States and ordered the ruthless execution of Colombian law enforcement, military officials, and civilians,\u201d said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1wxyvyl-0 hnShxL body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3521 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DEA-Badge-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DEA-Badge-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DEA-Badge.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to authorities, Usuga David, who also went by the name \u201cOtoniel,\u201d led a 6000-member militarized cartel controlling vast swaths of territory in the Urab\u00e1 region of Antioquia, Colombia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI-300x165.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cThe human misery caused by the defendant\u2019s incredibly violent, vengeful, and bloody reign as leader of the Clan del Golfo drug trafficking organization may never be fully calculated due to its magnitude, but today\u2019s lengthy sentence delivers appropriate justice and sends a message to other paramilitary and cartel leaders that the United States will seek their arrest and extradition in order to hold them accountable in our courts of law,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5414 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/U.S.-Department-of-Homeland-Security-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/U.S.-Department-of-Homeland-Security-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/U.S.-Department-of-Homeland-Security.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Between June 2003 and October 2021, \u00dasuga David exported multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America for ultimate importation into the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Additionally, \u00dasuga David conspired to distribute narcotics via maritime vessels and also to manufacture and distribute cocaine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><u>The Clan Del Golfo<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The CDG is one of Colombia&#8217;s most violent and powerful criminal organizations, and it is one of the largest distributors of cocaine in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52171 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-300x214.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-1024x731.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-768x548.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-1536x1097.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Clad in military uniforms, CDG members employ military tactics and weapons to reinforce their power and incite wars and violence against rival drug traffickers, paramilitary organizations, and Colombian law enforcement authorities who threaten the CDG\u2019s control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The CDG funds its operations primarily through a multi-billion-dollar drug trafficking operation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">It imposes a \u201ctax\u201d on any drug traffickers operating in the territory under its control, charging fees for every kilogram of cocaine manufactured, stored, or transported through areas controlled by the organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42252 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/courtroom-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/courtroom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/courtroom.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The CDG also directly exports cocaine and coordinates the production, purchase, and transfer of weekly and bi-weekly multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia into Central America and Mexico for ultimate importation to the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">To maintain control over CDG territory, \u00dasuga David and the CDG employed an army of \u201csicarios,\u201d or hitmen, who carried out acts of violence, including murders, assaults, kidnappings, torture, and assassinations against competitors and those deemed traitors to the organization, as well as their family members. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The CDG murdered and assaulted Colombian law enforcement officers, Colombian military personnel, rival drug traffickers and paramilitaries, potential witnesses, and civilians. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00dasuga David served as a high-ranking leader within the CDG from its inception and was its principal leader for about ten years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00dasuga David assumed power and territorial control over vast swaths of the Colombian coastline and personally directed members of the CDG to commit acts of violence to reinforce that power. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">This included violence against civilians. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">For example, in early 2012, following the death of \u00dasuga David\u2019s brother in a police raid, \u00dasuga David ordered a multi-day shutdown be imposed on towns and communities within the CDG\u2019s control. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">During the strike, CDG members ordered that all businesses remain closed and that residents stay home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00dasuga David ordered CDG members to execute those who did not adhere to his orders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00dasuga David also personally ordered CDG members to commit murders of specific individuals, including the murders of rival drug traffickers and members of the CDG who betrayed him or the organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">For example, \u00dasuga David ordered the assassinations of multiple individuals who worked for a rival drug trafficking organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">In addition, \u00dasuga David regularly directed CDG members to use violence, intimidation, and murder to dissuade law enforcement authorities from performing their duties and to silence potential witnesses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">For example, at \u00dasuga David\u2019s direction, the CDG carried out organized campaigns, referred to as \u201cPlan Pistolas,\u201d to kill Colombian law enforcement and military personnel using military-grade weapons, including grenades, explosives, and assault rifles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00dasuga David offered bounties for the murder of Colombian police officers and military personnel to intimidate law enforcement authorities and prevent them from capturing him or interfering in the CDG\u2019s business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00dasuga David\u2019s organization made numerous attempts to assassinate individuals who were believed to be cooperating with law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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