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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, also known as "the Spider," to the United States on Friday. Rojas is accused of leading Comandos de la Frontera, an armed group linked to cocaine trafficking in Putumayo province. This move marks a shift towards greater alignment with US security policies and away from former President Gustavo Petro’s negotiation strategy. Rojas will face drug trafficking and terrorism charges in the US as part of increased military operations against criminal groups in Latin America under President Donald Trump's administration.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 25, Colombia extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, also known as "Spider," to the United States for drug trafficking and terrorism charges, marking the first extradition under President Abelardo De La Espriella who took office in August. Rojas was a leader of Comandos de la Frontera, a rebel group involved in cocaine trafficking in Putumayo province. Previously protected from extradition by former president Gustavo Petro to facilitate peace negotiations, De La Espriella reversed this policy, aligning Colombia's security strategy more closely with the U.S. Rojas was handed over to U.S. officials at a Colombian National Police air base in Bogota, amid heavy security measures.
Written for “Colombia Extradites Leaders To US” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
The Colombian government has extradited an alleged drug trafficking leader to the United States, part of a shift in the country’s security policy into greater alignment with Washington.
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President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on Friday the extradition of Geovany Andres Rojas, who is accused of leading an organisation formed by previous members of the FARC rebel group.
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“You don’t build peace by protecting narco-terrorists like this bandit,” de la Espriella said after he personally oversaw Rojas’s transfer to the US.
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“I ask US authorities … that he cannot negotiate deals that will leave his crimes unpunished.”
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De la Espriella’s left-wing predecessor, Gustavo Petro, shielded Rojas from extradition in order to use him as a mediator in talks between the government and armed and criminal groups, which Petro sought to rein in through negotiations rather than military confrontation.
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Petro → shield → confrontation
The far-right president has tossed out that approach, promising to crack down on groups that split off from the former FARC rebel group following a peace deal with the government in 2016.
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Many of those groups have jostled for control over lucrative drug routes and illicit industries.
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Rojas, also known as “the Spider”, was flown to California and placed in the custody of federal agents.
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He allegedly served as the commander and spokesperson of Comandos de la Frontera, a group associated with cocaine trafficking in the Colombian province of Putumayo that borders Ecuador and Peru.
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He will face drug trafficking and terrorism charges in the US, which has sought to expand military operations across Latin America under the pretext of combating crime and drug trafficking during President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
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Colombia’s new president has aligned himself closely with those efforts, scrapping peace talks and launching military operations against armed groups since taking office in August.
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The New York Times reported that de la Espriella, a former defence lawyer, was previously investigated by US authorities over his ties to powerful drug traffickers, but never charged, and defended politicians linked to right-wing paramilitaries.
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Rights groups have warned that a return to militarised confrontation could lead to rights abuses by government forces and an escalation in violence, but many Colombians have expressed support for a harder hand against criminal groups whose operations have often led to violence and mass displacement of civilians.
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