Colombia Extradites FARC Dissident Leader to US on Drug Charges

Colombia has extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, also known as “Spider,” a senior leader of a FARC dissident group, to the United States. U.S. prosecutors accuse Rojas of drug trafficking and criminal conspiracy linked to operations in Colombia and Ecuador since 2017. Rojas led the Border Commands faction of the CNEB, a group composed of former FARC fighters who did not accept the 2016 peace accord.

• Colombia extradited FARC dissident leader Geovany Andres Rojas, alias “Spider,” to the United States.
• Rojas faces charges of drug trafficking and criminal conspiracy from alleged operations starting in 2017.
• He led the Border Commands faction of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army (CNEB).
• The CNEB is composed of former FARC fighters who rejected or abandoned the 2016 peace accord.
• This is the first extradition of a senior armed group commander under President Abelardo de la Espriella’s administration.