Tren de Aragua leader extradited to Chile for murder of carabinero officer
Colombia handed over to Chile Dayonis Orozco, alias 'Botija', accused of killing carabinero officer Emanuel Sánchez in April 2024. He was transferred on a Chilean Air Force flight.
'Botija', Tren de Aragua leader, arrives in Chile following extradition from Colombia
Colombia handed over to Chile this Thursday Dayonis Junior Orozco Castillo, alias 'Botija', one of the leaders of Tren de Aragua, according to reports from Google News CL — Crime. Chilean justice is seeking him for the murder of carabinero officer Emanuel Sánchez Soto, which occurred on 10 April 2024.
Agents from Colombia's National Police transferred 'Botija' to Interpol officials in Santiago de Chile, who transported him on a Chilean Air Force flight.
Orozco Castillo, holding dual Colombian and Venezuelan nationality, had been held in Colombian custody since his detention in Popayán, south of Bogotá, in April 2024. The operation that captured him was coordinated between Colombia, Chile and Peru, according to broadcaster Caracol.
Colombia's Supreme Court backed the extradition after determining that the crimes charged against Orozco lacked a political character. The crime for which he is accused occurred when carabinero officer Sánchez Soto was attempting to prevent a theft which, according to Chilean authorities, would have been carried out by Orozco along with four other individuals.
Meanwhile, Colombian president Gustavo Petro authorised on Wednesday the extradition to Chile of a second member of the organisation: Larry Amaury Álvarez, alias 'Larry Changa'. The Colombian Supreme Court had previously approved his transfer; in Chile he faces charges of kidnapping and organised crime.
Álvarez is one of the founders of Tren de Aragua alongside Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero, alias 'Niño Guerrero', and Yohan José Romero, known as 'Johan Petrica'. The transnational organisation originated in Tocorón prison in Venezuela during the period between 2007 and 2013.
Source: Google News CL — Crime