A man accused of commanding an armed group that used violence to dominate one of Colombia's top cocaine-producing regions has landed in San Diego to face federal narco-terrorism charges. Geovany Andres Rojas, known by the alias Araña, was scheduled to make his initial court appearance in San Diego on Monday afternoon after being extradited from Colombia.
Rojas is accused of leading Comandos de la Frontera, a group made up of former combatants from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC, according to NBC 7 San Diego. He faces federal charges including narco-terrorism and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Colombian officials handed Rojas off to U.S. law enforcement officials, and he arrived in San Diego to answer the charges, the station reports.
From Peace Accord to Armed Faction
The case traces back to 2016, when FARC signed a peace accord with Colombia's president, ending decades of civil conflict for the group as a whole. But smaller FARC factions continued engaging in armed conflicts even after that agreement, per the same report. The U.S. Attorney's Office alleges Rojas was a FARC member at the time the peace deal was signed, but that he rejected the agreement, resumed armed activities, and became a guerrilla leader in his own right.
Prosecutors allege that under Rojas's leadership, Comandos de la Frontera profited from the cultivation and production of cocaine in southwestern Colombia, maintaining territorial control through weapons and violence. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the group exerted control over one of Colombia's top cocaine-producing regions, effectively turning the area into a fortified drug-trafficking base.
Indictment and Arrest Details
Indictment and Arrest Details Rojas was arrested pursuant to an Interpol red notice, the international law enforcement alert system used to locate and detain fugitives sought by other countries. A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him in 2025, shortly after his arrest.
NBC 7 San Diego lists Rojas as 45 years old. Rojas has also been referred to by the alias Spider in addition to Araña, according to a separate account from Peoria News Feed describing him as an alleged leader of a dissident former FARC faction.
Other Extradition Cases
In 2025, the leader of the Los Choneros transnational criminal organization, José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, was extradited to face charges in Brooklyn federal court. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was indicted on drug-trafficking charges and extradited to the United States in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
No further details on Rojas's charges, potential penalties, or upcoming court dates have been reported.
