ALLEGED NARCO-TERRORIST LEADER “ARAÑA” EXTRADITED FROM COLOMBIA TO FACE FEDERAL COCAINE AND NARCO-TERRORISM CHARGES

SAN DIEGO — Geovany Andres Rojas, also known as “Araña,” has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face federal charges accusing him of participating in a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy and narco-terrorism involving alleged drug trafficking activity connected to a terrorist organization.

Rojas, 45, a Colombian national, was transferred to U.S. custody on September 25, 2026, following a lengthy extradition process that began after his arrest in Colombia in February 2025. He was handed over to U.S. officials under heavy security at a Colombian National Police air base in Bogotá and transported to Southern California under the supervision of U.S. law enforcement personnel.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, Rojas arrived at an undisclosed location in San Diego at approximately 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time accompanied by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI.

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of California returned a two-count superseding indictment against Rojas on March 7, 2025. The indictment charges him with international conspiracy to distribute cocaine under Title 21, U.S.C. §§ 959, 960, and 963, and narco-terrorism under Title 21, U.S.C. §§ 960a and 841.

The international cocaine conspiracy charge is brought under federal statutes governing the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances intended for unlawful importation into the United States.

That count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life if Rojas is convicted. The narco-terrorism charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

Rojas has not been convicted.

The charges remain allegations that federal prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

Colombian authorities arrested Rojas on February 12, 2025, pursuant to an INTERPOL Red Notice connected to narcotics-related offenses.

The Supreme Court of Colombia unanimously approved his extradition in October 2025. His transfer was later delayed while he participated in peace talks involving armed groups and the Colombian government.

On August 26, 2026, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered that the extradition proceed. The September transfer brought Rojas into U.S. custody more than a year and a half after his arrest.

Federal prosecutors identify Rojas as a senior figure in Comandos de la Frontera, an armed organization operating primarily in southwestern Colombia. Authorities estimate the group has approximately 1,000 members.

The government alleges that Rojas acted as both a spokesman and leader within the organization during the years preceding his arrest.

Federal authorities say he publicly identified himself as a senior Comandos de la Frontera figure and appeared in photographs, social media material, and interviews alongside armed members of the organization.

Those public appearances form part of the government’s broader description of his role, but the criminal charges now pending in federal court will determine his legal responsibility for the conduct alleged in the indictment.

In public statements, Rojas described Comandos de la Frontera as part of Segunda Marquetalia, an organization of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, commonly known as FARC, combatants who rearmed and returned to fighting following Colombia’s 2016 peace accord.

Rojas himself was formerly associated with FARC and signed Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement before later returning to armed activity, according to federal authorities. The U.S. Department of State designated Segunda Marquetalia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on December 1, 2021.

Federal prosecutors allege that Comandos de la Frontera profited from cocaine cultivation and production in southwestern Colombia. The government contends that the organization maintained territorial influence through armed force and violence in an area that remains central to Colombia’s cocaine production.

The case resulted from a long-running Homeland Security Task Force investigation involving the DEA and FBI.

The Homeland Security Task Force structure brings federal agencies together to investigate transnational criminal organizations, cartels, gangs, human smuggling networks, trafficking operations, and related criminal activity.

In California, the initiative has been used to combine intelligence, investigative authority, international coordination, and federal prosecution resources in cases involving organizations operating across national borders.

The Rojas investigation involved cooperation between U.S. authorities and Colombian law enforcement and judicial officials.

The Justice Department’s Judicial Attaché in Bogotá, Kristopher Jarvis, and Office of International Affairs Trial Attorney Aaron York worked to secure Rojas’ arrest and extradition.

The U.S. Marshals Service assisted with the transfer of custody and transportation to the United States.

The Office of International Affairs plays a central role in federal extradition matters by coordinating requests between U.S. prosecutors and foreign governments, reviewing treaty requirements, and working with foreign authorities to complete lawful transfers of defendants.

Extradition itself does not establish guilt.

It transfers a defendant from one jurisdiction to another so criminal charges can proceed in the requesting country. Rojas is now physically within the jurisdiction of the Southern District of California and subject to the federal court process in San Diego.

The case is identified as United States v. Geovany Andres Rojas, also known as Araña, Case No. 25-cr-442-H. The alias “Araña” translates to “Spider.”

U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon said the government views the extradition as an important step in disrupting the organizations responsible for producing and moving cocaine from Colombia toward North American markets.

FBI San Diego Special Agent in Charge Mark Remily said the Bureau and its Homeland Security Task Force partners will continue working with foreign and domestic agencies to pursue leadership figures connected to drug trafficking organizations.

Rojas’ extradition also reflects the legal consequences that can follow when an alleged drug trafficking organization is connected to a group designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

Ordinary federal narcotics charges can already carry substantial mandatory minimum sentences.

A narco-terrorism prosecution adds another layer by alleging that drug trafficking activity was conducted with knowledge or intent to provide, directly or indirectly, something of pecuniary value to a person or organization engaged in terrorist activity or terrorism.

That allegation has not yet been tested at trial in Rojas’ case.

Rojas was scheduled to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve B. Chu on September 28, 2026.

The initial appearance begins the defendant’s formal progression through the federal criminal process in the United States and typically addresses matters including identity, representation by counsel, detention, and future court scheduling.

The prosecution is being handled in the Southern District of California as part of the California Homeland Security Task Force investigation.

The DEA and FBI are the primary investigative agencies identified in the case.

Rojas now faces two serious federal charges carrying mandatory minimum prison terms and potential life sentences.

The government alleges that his role reached beyond ordinary drug trafficking and extended into leadership activity involving an armed organization connected to a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist group.

Those allegations remain to be proven.

The central development is established: after more than a year in Colombian custody and an extended extradition process, Geovany Andres Rojas is in the United States and will face the federal charges filed against him in San Diego.

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