COLOMBIA   –  Police in Colombia seized more than 17,500 pounds of cocaine from a gang in a series of operations across the country in recent days, authorities said.

The drug bust was part of an offensive against a narcotrafficking criminal gang called Clan Úsuga, authorities said. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos congratulated police on Twitter for carrying out the operation, which he said resulted in the largest drug seizure ever. The Colombian Defense Ministry called it the biggest cocaine seizure on Colombian territory in history. Pictures released by police showed hundreds of pre-packaged bricks of drugs laid out by police.  Authorities also arrested four men and found a handful of weapons, according to a press release from Colombian National Police. .(CNNC.OM)…[+]