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De La Espriella Extradites FARC Dissident Rojas to U.S.

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

President Abelardo De La Espriella extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, alias Araña, to the United States.
Rojas, leader of the Comandos de la Frontera dissident FARC faction, faces U.S. drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism charges.
The extradition marks the first commander transferred under President De La Espriella, who has completed 94 extraditions.
Rojas is scheduled for his U.S. court appearance before Magistrate Judge Steve B. Chu on September 28, 2026.

History

Historical Context

In the 1990s the Norte del Valle cartel moved roughly 500 metric tons of cocaine—worth over $10 billion—into the United States, according to a 2004 RICO indictment. That scale spurred U.S.-Colombia cooperation, seen in later high-profile extraditions such as Ramón Quintero’s 2011 hand-over and Diego Montoya’s 2008 surrender. These precedents framed the 1999 extradition of cartel leader Carlos Alberto Rentería Mantilla.

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Story summary

President Abelardo De La Espriella extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, alias Araña, to the United States.
Rojas, leader of the Comandos de la Frontera dissident FARC faction, faces U.S. drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism charges.
The extradition marks the first commander transferred under President De La Espriella, who has completed 94 extraditions.
Rojas is scheduled for his U.S. court appearance before Magistrate Judge Steve B. Chu on September 28, 2026.

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