Colombia Transfers Armed-Group Commander to U.S. Custody

Colombia transferred Geovany Andrés Rojas, known as Spider, to U.S. custody on September 25, the first extradition of a senior armed-group commander under President Abelardo De La Espriella, according to three Colombian police sources. Rojas is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and conspiracy tied to alleged operations in Colombia and Ecuador. The allegations have not been proven in court. Rojas was handed over to U.S. officials at a Colombian National Police air base in Bogotá. He is identified as a leader of the Border Commands, a dissident faction associated with the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army, formed by former FARC members who rejected or abandoned Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement. The extradition followed a series of legal and political decisions. Colombia’s Supreme Court approved the transfer in October 2025. The previous government, led by Gustavo Petro, suspended the handover while Rojas participated in peace talks. De La Espriella lifted that suspension on August 26, according to the supplied accounts, clearing the way for the transfer.