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Extradition of Geovany Andrés Rojas reported in Barranquilla

Reports state that Geovany Andrés Rojas was extradited to United States authorities in Barranquilla. The transfer was described as an effort to target militant drug-trafficking groups. Further official details regarding the formal legal proceedings have not yet been corroborated.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
4 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • radiosantafePresidente De La Espriella
  • elnuevodia-coDe la Espriella
  • zerohedgeColombia
  • alwihdainfoÉtats-Unis
  • secretchina美国
2 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • radiosantafeEstados Unidos
  • zerohedgeCalifornia
  • alwihdainfoÉtats-Unis
  • secretchina美国
2 differing positions reported on status across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • radiosantafeentregó
  • elnuevodia-cova
  • zerohedgeExtradites
  • alwihdainfoextradé
  • secretchina被引渡
WhereBarranquilla
10.969, -74.781 ±10 km
First reported28 days ago
Published2026-09-29 03:49 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports6Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Extradition of Geovany Andrés Rojas reported in Barranquilla. 2026-09-29T03:49:35.883Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3742. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-29/colombia-extradites-alleged-drug-lord-the-spider-to-california-dde971fa

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