{"id":2672677,"date":"2026-09-29T11:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-extradites-alleged-cocaine-kingpin-the-spider-to-us-to-face-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:53:43","slug":"trump-admin-extradites-alleged-cocaine-kingpin-the-spider-to-us-to-face-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-extradites-alleged-cocaine-kingpin-the-spider-to-us-to-face-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin. Extradites Alleged Cocaine Kingpin \u2018The Spider\u2019 to US to Face Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-extradites-alleged-cocaine-kingpin-the-spider-to-us-to-face-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2672677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Colombian drug lord known as \u201cAra\u00f1a\u201d has been extradited from Colombia to the united States. Rojas, who lead a paramilitary institution called Comandos de la Frontera, was arrested in Colombia and indicted on charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking, specifically accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >orchestrating multi-ton cocaine shipments destined<\/a> for the U.S. His extradition came after Colombia approved it in October 2025, despite previous efforts by a former Colombian president to protect him for peace negotiations. U.S. authorities welcomed the move, highlighting the cooperation between Colombia and the U.S. in dismantling criminal networks involved in drug trafficking and terrorism. Rojas was described as a leader within a group declared a terrorist organization, controlling key drug-producing regions in Colombia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Colombian drug lord whose extradition to the United States was delayed as its former leader used him as a political pawn has been extradited.<\/p>\n<p>Geovany Andres Rojas, known as \u201cAra\u00f1a,\u201d which means the \u201cspider,\u201d was extradited from Colombia to the United States Friday, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdca\/pr\/alleged-narco-terrorist-leader-arana-extradited-colombia-part-homeland-security-task\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department<\/a> news release.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. agents took custody of Rojas at Colombian National Police air base in Bogot\u00e1. He arrived on U.S. soil in San Diego later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColombia and the Department of Justice are making a clean sweep of narcoterrorists, starting with Ara\u00f1a,\u201d U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon said, praising Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella for his partnership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore President de la Espriella, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-cardinal-sako-condemns-assassination-attempt-on-prime-minister-al-kadhimi\/\" title=\"Iraqi Cardinal Sako Condemns Assassination Attempt on Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi\">armed criminal groups<\/a> in Colombia roughly doubled in size. Their cocaine fueled the Mexican cartels pumping poison into our communities. The Ara\u00f1a extradition sweeps away a web that starts in the mountains of Putumayo and ends in the brutal, cartel contested plazas of Tijuana,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s extradition demonstrates what the United States and Colombia can accomplish when we work together to dismantle the criminal networks that traffic deadly drugs, corrupt institutions, and threaten our communities,\u201d DEA Administrator Terry Cole said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeovany Andres Rojas faces narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges for allegedly orchestrating multi-ton cocaine shipments bound for the United States. His extradition shows that borders, criminal influence, and efforts to conceal illegal activity will not prevent DEA and our partners from bringing major transnational traffickers to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rojas had been indicted on March 7, 2025, by a federal grand jury on charges of International Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Narco-Terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian authorities arrested Rojas in February 2025. Colombia approved his extradition in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro wanted Rojas to be part of peace talks between Colombia\u2019s government and rebel groups, such as the one Rojas led, and did not extradite him, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/09\/26\/colombia-us-extradition-rojas\/a65231f6-b9c3-11f1-94cb-d3d8f22a8c8b_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"JSJD5JHHM5C63C5RGUXXBUQLHY\" data-el=\"text\">De la Espriella changed that policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t build peace by protecting narco-terrorists like this bandit,\u201d he said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask U.S. authorities\u2026 that he cannot negotiate deals that will leave his crimes unpunished,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Atenci%C3%B3n?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Atenci\u00f3n<\/a> Est\u00e1s son las im\u00e1genes de la extradici\u00f3n de Geovany Andr\u00e9s Rojas, alias \u2018Ara\u00f1a\u2019, m\u00e1ximo cabecilla de los Comandos de Frontera hacia Estados Unidos. El criminal fue entregado por Interpol a agentes de los US Marshals y la DEA y sali\u00f3 del pa\u00eds a bordo de un avi\u00f3n Falc\u00f3n\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Eb5oZvgkm\">pic.twitter.com\/2Eb5oZvgkm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BluRadio Colombia (@BluRadioCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BluRadioCo\/status\/2103588509844201553?\">September 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department news release said Rojas was the spokesman and leader of Comandos de la Frontera, a paramilitary organization of about 1,000 members.<\/p>\n<p>Rojas described Comandos de la Frontera as part of the Segunda Marquetalia, an organization of former Colombian revolutionaries. 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