The Class A Team! Dramatic moment armed police storm £2.45m estate of voodoo-practicing Colombian drug lord with links to Pablo Escobar after using drones to spy on his luxury home

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This dramatic footage shows the moment the head of a criminal gang with ties to Pablo Escobar was arrested at his £2.45million mansion.

The raid which led to the arrest of Elkin Triana Bustos alias 'El Patron', the alleged leader of the Colombian criminal organisation Los Triana, involved drones and more than 45 armed officers.

Drone footage showed Triana Bustos' luxury home in Amaga, Antioquia, where police found supercars, exotic animals, and voodoo paraphernalia.

Headcam footage shows police on their way to the raid before storming the opulent property and apprehending Triana Bustos. 

He is thought to have began gang operations in the 1980s where he was linked to Pablo Escobar, the leader of the Medellin Cartel.

But following Escobar's death he became involved with the Los Pepes, a short-lived vigilante group composed of enemies of Escobar.

This dramatic footage shows the moment the head of a criminal gang Elkin Triana Bustos alias 'El Patron' is apprehended by police

Police officers raided 'El Patron's' £2.45million home in Amaga, Antioquia where he was enjoying celebrations with his family

Trina Bustos was also linked to La Oficina, a drug cartel and criminal organisation founded as an enforcement and collections arm of Escobar's Medellin Cartel, still believed to be active today.

Before this arrest the head of the criminal gang had served time in prison for homicide and illegal possession of weapons between 1999 and 2011. 

He was sentenced to 40 years in prison but benefited from 'a redistribution of the sentence' that shortened nine years of sentence.

Just before the arrest Triana Bustos was celebrating with his wife, mother and other relatives at their family home. 

Police stormed the property where they found found supercars, exotic animals, and voodoo paraphernalia

When officers raided Triana Bustos' home they found paraphernalia linked to voodoo such as these candles 

Local police said that he is considered one of the most important crime bosses in Aburra Valley

The estate boasts a swimming pool, gym and armoured doors at the entrance of the property and living area.    

'El Patron' has been charged with drug trafficking, homicide and blackmail - among other offences.

Mayor of Medellin Federico Gutierrez said: 'This is another strong blow against criminal organisations in the area.' 

Local police said that he is considered one of the most important crime bosses in Aburra Valley.

He had control over numerous neighbourhoods in the area. 

Armed police stood outside the luxury property they raided to arrest Triana Bustos

'El Patron' has been charged with drug trafficking, homicide and blackmail - among other offences

Police also found expensive cars such as this one pictured on Triana Bustos' estate 

Who was Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellin Cartel?

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug trafficker.

During his time at the helm of the Medellin Cartel he controlled over 80 per cent of the cocaine shipped to the US. 

This earned him the rank of one of Forbes Magazine’s ten wealthiest people in the world. 

Escobar entered the cocaine trade in the early 1970s, collaborating with other criminals to form the Medellin Cartel.

Despite his role as a drug lord Escobar earned popularity by sponsoring charity projects and soccer clubs.

However terror campaigns run by Escobar resulted in the murder of thousands turned the public against him.  

By the mid-1980s, Pablo Escobar had an estimated net worth of $30 billion and cash was so prevalent that Escobar purchased a Learjet for the sole purpose of flying his money.  

More than 15 tons of cocaine were reportedly smuggled each day, netting the Cartel as much as $420 million a week.

Colombian law enforcement finally caught up to Pablo Escobar on December 2, 1993 in a middle-class neighborhood in Medellin. 

A firefight ensued and, as Escobar tried to escape across a series of rooftops, he and his bodyguard were shot and killed. 

Source: Biography.com