{"id":202655,"date":"2026-02-26T13:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=202655"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:55:12","slug":"trump-pressures-colombia-and-venezuela-america-demands-the-immediate-extradition-of-a-notorious-serbian-drug-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/trump-pressures-colombia-and-venezuela-america-demands-the-immediate-extradition-of-a-notorious-serbian-drug-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP PRESSURES COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA: America demands the immediate extradition of a notorious Serbian drug boss!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The White House has intensified pressure on Colombia and Venezuela over the case of Serbian drug boss Antun Mrde\u017ea, after a U.S. intelligence report linked him and Colombian criminal \u0110ovani Andres Rohas, known as &#8220;Ara\u00f1a,&#8221; to a transnational drug trafficking network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, Rohas is the leader of the group &#8220;Border Commandos&#8221; and is currently imprisoned in La Picota prison in Bogot\u00e1. He entered into illegal agreements with Mrde\u017ea, who has been detained in Venezuela since 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, the issue of their extradition has become a diplomatic matter between Washington, Bogot\u00e1, and Caracas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has requested the extradition of both men, and the topic dominates talks between the leaders of the three countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El cargamento estaba relacionado con una poderosa estructura criminal de narcotr\u00e1fico encabezada por el serbio Nikola Boros y\/o Antun Mrdeza, buscado por la Interpol.<br><br>\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\u00ed\ud835\uddee <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zva1T0dlj4\">https:\/\/t.co\/zva1T0dlj4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeLoExplicoNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeLoExplicoNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DNCD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DNCD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coca%C3%ADna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coca\u00edna<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DNCD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DNCD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Operaci%C3%B3nLeopardo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Operaci\u00f3nLeopardo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9r27HzISt5\">pic.twitter.com\/9r27HzISt5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Te lo explico news (@Teloexpliconews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teloexpliconews\/status\/1979936905430012057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diplomatic maneuvers between Bogot\u00e1 and Caracas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The expected meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela\u2019s acting president Delcy Rodr\u00edguez will carry broader significance than merely improving bilateral relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colombia is expected, according to government sources, to request Mrde\u017ea\u2019s transfer from Venezuela following his escape in 2023 from Rionegro Airport near Medell\u00edn. Once in Colombia, the United States would then formally seek his extradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrde\u017ea, also known by the nickname &#8220;Nikola Boro\u0161,&#8221; is, according to Colombian authorities, part of the so-called &#8220;New Drug Trafficking Directorate&#8221; \u2014 a network linking Latin American and European drug lords for the transport of large quantities of cocaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">La Operaci\u00f3n Leopardo y su v\u00ednculo con la red de Antun Mrdeza<br><br>Para m\u00e1s contenido como este, visita <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqafcTSGpj\">https:\/\/t.co\/vqafcTSGpj<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeremosTestigo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SeremosTestigo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/narcotr%C3%A1fico?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#narcotr\u00e1fico<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/crimenorganizado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#crimenorganizado<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/justicia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#justicia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrwBRmgqrE\">pic.twitter.com\/XrwBRmgqrE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EL TESTIGO (@eltestigo_do) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltestigo_do\/status\/1980789377195470926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Escape, alliances and re-arrest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After his spectacular escape from the airport in 2023, Mrde\u017ea reportedly met with associates responsible for finances and money laundering, and then traveled to the Putumayo region in the Amazon jungle, where he allegedly formed an alliance with Rohas for drug trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those meetings were, according to documents, recorded by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, which led to an Interpol warrant for Rohas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrde\u017ea later traveled to Ecuador and then to Venezuela, where he was arrested on May 22, 2025. His arrest was announced by Venezuela\u2019s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also links him to Alejandro Salgado Vega, known as &#8220;El Tigre,&#8221; one of Spain\u2019s most wanted drug traffickers, sought by Spain for smuggling cocaine worth over 100 million euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 La Casa Blanca presiona a Colombia por un capo serbio y un criminal que negocia con Petro<br><br>Un informe vincula a Antun Mrdeza y a Geovanny Andr\u00e9s Rojas con una red transnacional de narcotr\u00e1fico y convierte sus extradiciones en un asunto diplom\u00e1tico <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zLPI3TkF7G\">https:\/\/t.co\/zLPI3TkF7G<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EL PA\u00cdS Am\u00e9rica Colombia (@ElPaisAmericaCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElPaisAmericaCo\/status\/2024843989950599354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colombian partner in custody<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0110ovani Andres Rohas remained free until February 2025, although U.S. authorities had identified him as one of Mrde\u017ea\u2019s cocaine suppliers. He had been appointed as a peace negotiator with the armed group &#8220;Border Commandos,&#8221; which suspended warrants against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he was arrested at the Marriott hotel in Bogot\u00e1 during a meeting with government delegates, at the request of the United States. Since then, he has been held in La Picota prison awaiting President Petro\u2019s signature for extradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Colombian government has delayed the decision for nearly a year, stating that extradition could jeopardize peace negotiations with a dissident group linked to the &#8220;Border Commandos.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">RD, Italia, Espa\u00f1a, PR, Colombia, Venezuela: los movimientos del serbio Antun Mrdeza, supuesto l\u00edder de una red internacional de tr\u00e1fico de coca\u00edna. Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n en: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6OAdpPYO3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/6OAdpPYO3X<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%94series?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0e40\u0e02\u0e21\u0e08\u0e34\u0e23\u0e32\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e14series<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/patlama?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#patlama<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A776?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0643\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0632\u0645\u062776<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0647_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qsWiol2aL\">pic.twitter.com\/9qsWiol2aL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; El Faro RD (@ElFaroRD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElFaroRD\/status\/1980092026071716150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Between international pressure and political calculations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of January, President Petro issued an ultimatum to Rohas \u2014 his group had to destroy 15,000 hectares of coca crops in Putumayo within 10 days. The deadline expired, but a decision on extradition has still not been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case of &#8220;Ara\u00f1a&#8221; thus stands between strong international pressure, particularly from Washington, and the political calculations of the Colombian government attempting to preserve the peace process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the request of the Donald Trump administration for extradition remains pending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/interview-melissa-luburich-serbian-woman-from-chicago-three-times-congresswoman-how-i-fought-for-the-serbian-cause-in-washington-with-my-homemade-greens-pie-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">INTERVIEW, MELISSA LUBURICH, SERBIAN WOMAN FROM CHICAGO \u2013 THREE TIMES CONGRESSWOMAN: \u201eHow I fought for the Serbian cause in Washington with my homemade greens pie!\u201c (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/anger-grows-at-the-blockades-police-summoned-more-than-10-farmers-for-informative-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ANGER GROWS AT THE BLOCKADES: Police summoned more than 10 farmers for informative talks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-north-macedonia-serial-killer-arrested-suspected-of-murdering-as-many-as-five-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HORROR IN NORTH MACEDONIA: Serial killer arrested, suspected of murdering as many as five women!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/fantastic-news-for-serbia-european-commission-proposed-the-abolition-of-roaming-between-the-western-balkans-and-the-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FANTASTIC NEWS FOR SERBIA: European Commission proposed the abolition of roaming between the Western Balkans and the EU!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/he-is-my-brother-from-today-ivica-saw-an-overturned-car-and-immediately-rushed-to-help-saved-a-person-with-a-disability-from-certain-death-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201eHE IS MY BROTHER FROM TODAY\u201c: Ivica saw an overturned car and immediately rushed to help, saved a person with a disability from certain death! 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