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Geovany Andres Rojas, also known as "Spider," a Colombian drug kingpin accused of leading a paramilitary organization with over 1,000 members involved in cocaine production and distribution, was extradited to California from Colombia on Thursday. US Attorney Adam Gordon stated that the group's activities fueled Mexican cartels responsible for drug trafficking into American communities. Rojas faces federal charges including international conspiracy to distribute cocaine and narcoterrorism, which carry sentences of up to life imprisonment.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
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.
A Colombian narco-terror boss accused of leading a 1,000-member army has been hauled to California to face federal charges that could put him behind bars for life.
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Geovany Andres Rojas, 45, known as “Spider,” was extradited from Colombia Thursday and placed in US custody.
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Earlier, he was handed over to US officials during a heavily guarded transfer at a Colombian National Police air base in Bogota.
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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella attended the handoff.
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“Colombia and the Department of Justice are making a clean sweep of narcoterrorists, starting with Araña,” US Attorney Adam Gordon said.
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Federal authorities accuse Rojas of leading Comandos de la Frontera, a heavily armed paramilitary organization with an estimated 1,000 members operating in southwestern Colombia.
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Rojas allegedly flaunted his power on social media and in interviews, posing with weapons and heavily armed fighters.
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Prosecutors say the group made money from cocaine cultivation and production while using guns and violence to control territory in one of Colombia’s major cocaine producing regions.
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“Their cocaine fueled the Mexican cartels pumping poison into our communities,” Gordon said.
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Rojas was once a FARC fighter who signed Colombia’s 2016 peace deal before returning to the armed struggle.
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He was arrested in Colombia in February 2025 on an Interpol warrant tied to narcotics offenses.
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His extradition was later approved, but delayed while he took part in peace talks.
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President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered him extradited to the US on Aug. 26.
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Rojas faces charges of international conspiracy to distribute cocaine and narcoterrorism.
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The cocaine conspiracy charge carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison.
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The narco terrorism charge carries at least 20 years and up to life.
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Rojas is expected to appear at 2 p.m. Sept. 28 before US Magistrate Judge Steve B. Chu.
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