Alias ‘Alejo,’ Alleged Comandos de la Frontera Leader, Captured in Colombia

Authorities captured alias “Alejo,” an alleged leader of the Red de Apoyo a Estructuras Residuales linked to the Comandos de la Frontera, in Puerto Asís, Colombia, near Ecuador’s Sucumbíos Province.

Ecuadorian police said the operation followed intelligence work and binational coordination involving Colombia’s Grupo de Acción de Reacción Antiterrorista and Interpol. They identified the detainee as José J., an Ecuadorian national who also allegedly used the name Alejandro Q., a Colombian identity.

Police classify him as a high-value target. They said he was subject to a Red Notice from Interpol and an active arrest warrant in Ecuador for the alleged crime of extortionate kidnapping. Authorities also allege that he used two identities to evade controls in the border region.

According to police, “Alejo” allegedly led the RAER, which is linked to the residual organized armed group Comandos de la Frontera. The institution said he allegedly exercised illicit control over waterways on the Putumayo River. Those routes were reportedly used to transport controlled substances and support other organized-crime activities.

The capture took place in Putumayo as part of cooperation between Colombian and Ecuadorian authorities. The police account presents the operation as a cross-border effort targeting a suspect wanted in Ecuador.