Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez compares drug lord Otoniel Usuga's capture to Pablo Escobar's capture in the 1990s.
"Otoniel was the world's most feared drug trafficker, a murderer of police officers, soldiers, and social leaders, and a recruiter of minors," according to Duque.
"Only the fall of Pablo Escobar in the 1990s compares to this coup," Duque said, referring to the Colombian drug lord who died in 1993 after building a multibillion-dollar cocaine empire.
"Otoniel was the head of the 'Clan del Golfo' drug cartel, which the US State Department describes as "heavily armed and extremely violent," according to the US State Department.
Colombian authorities apprehended Otoniel, 50, during an operation in a rural area of Colombia's Uraba region.
A $5 million reward has been offered by the US State Department for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
"To all criminals and narco traffickers: either surrender or we will come and get you," Duque said at the end of his televised speech on Saturday.
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