Jorge Néstor Sánchez Rodríguez, alias “Comanche”, an alleged drug network leader linked to Colombia’s Gulf Clan, was extradited from Medellín, Colombia to Panama on August 12, 2026. A guarantees judge charged him with money laundering and drug trafficking conspiracy, ordering a six-month provisional detention.
Case Background.
- Extradition – Captured in January 2025 in Medellín using a false identity; Panamanian authorities had offered a $30,000 reward.
- Operation Jericho – Investigated as a key coordinator receiving cocaine speedboats from Colombia and moving them toward Costa Rica.
- Legal Status – Formally imputed and provisionally jailed during an active Sistema Penal Acusatorio hearing overseen by judge Fermín Bonilla.
Judge Fermín Bonilla charged Néstor Sánchez (alias Comanche) with money laundering and conspiracy to traffic drugs and ordered his provisional detention for his alleged involvement in a criminal network dismantled in Operation Jericho. Sánchez, who arrived in Panama two days ago extradited from Colombia, now faces charges of money laundering and conspiracy to traffic drugs. The Drug Prosecutor’s Office attributes to him an active participation in the operational structure of the network, especially in the movement of money.
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