Colombia Extradites FARC Dissident Leader to US on Drug Charges
Known as 'Spider,' Rojas is the first senior armed group commander extradited under President Abelardo de la Espriella’s new administration.
TL;DR
- 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.