Dominican fugitive arrested in Colombia after faking his death in Los Alcarrizos
Miguel Senford Ferreras, alias "Ñaca", was captured in Barranquilla under a false identity nearly a year after Dominican authorities declared him dead.
"Ñaca" appears alive in Colombia: man declared dead by Dominican police arrested
Miguel Alberto Senford Ferreras, alias "Ñaca", was detained in Barranquilla, Colombia, following Dominican authorities' declaration of his death in August 2025 after an alleged confrontation with police officers, according to hoy.com.do.
The arrest was carried out in compliance with an Interpol Red Notice, through coordination between the organisation's offices in the Dominican Republic and Colombia, Interpol's General Secretariat, and the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla. Senford Ferreras was wanted on charges of homicide and illegal possession of a firearm.
According to investigations, the man allegedly faked his death to evade an international arrest warrant. After being reported as deceased, he left the country and settled in Colombia under the name Miguel Alberto Villa Oñate. With that identity he obtained a Colombian identity card issued in Barranquilla in November 2025, which listed him as born in San Cristóbal, Venezuela, according to a report by Infobae. The exchange of information between both police forces made it possible to establish that Villa Oñate was the Dominican citizen being sought internationally.
The origin of the case dates back to 9 December 2024 in the Los Americanos sector of Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo Oeste. That day, Senford Ferreras was travelling on a motorcycle when he fired at a man, who died as a result of his injuries. During the incident, a minor, the victim's son, was also shot and wounded.
The case gained prominence on 21 August 2025, when Dominican authorities reported that "Ñaca" had died during a confrontation with agents in Los Alcarrizos. Official versions at that time indicated that he had fired at agents with a .38 calibre revolver, that he suffered multiple injuries, and that he died before reaching Dr. Vinicio Calventi hospital. His body, it was said, was taken to the morgue.
Nearly a year later, his appearance in Colombia confirmed that the death had allegedly been faked as part of a strategy to escape Dominican justice. The location of the fugitive ended months in hiding and demonstrated the effectiveness of the international cooperation activated to track him down.
Source: Google News DO — Crime