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Colombia has extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, a senior commander of a dissident faction linked to the former FARC rebel movement, to the United States, where he is wanted on drug-trafficking charges.
Rojas, widely known by the alias “Spider” or “Araña,” is identified as a top leader of the Border Commands, an armed organization operating primarily in southern Colombia. The group is associated with the National Bolivarian Army Coordinator, one of the factions that emerged from Colombia’s fragmented armed-group landscape following the 2016 peace agreement with FARC.
The transfer represents the first extradition of a high-ranking armed-group commander under President Abelardo De La Espriella’s administration. De La Espriella authorized Rojas’ extradition in August, reversing an earlier suspension connected to his participation in peace negotiations under former President Gustavo Petro.
U.S. authorities have sought Rojas over alleged involvement in international cocaine trafficking. Colombian authorities arrested him in Bogotá in February 2025 after an Interpol Red Notice was issued in connection with the U.S. extradition request. Colombia’s Supreme Court subsequently approved his extradition in October 2025.
Rojas had previously participated in peace negotiations as a representative of the National Bolivarian Army Coordinator. His extradition had been temporarily halted while he remained involved in those talks, but the new Colombian government later moved to reactivate the process.
The case also involves serious allegations inside Colombia. Prosecutors recently charged Rojas in connection with 16 killings committed between 2020 and 2024 in the Caquetá region. Authorities allege the victims included community leaders, former FARC members who signed the peace agreement and people suspected of cooperating with rival armed groups or security forces. Rojas did not accept responsibility for those allegations.
His extradition highlights Colombia’s shifting approach toward armed groups and comes as authorities continue confronting FARC dissident organizations involved in drug trafficking and territorial violence.
