Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, known as Larry Changa and identified by Colombian authorities as one of the founders of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, has formally asked President Gustavo Petro's government to allow the organization to join the country's peace negotiations intended to dismantle armed and criminal groups.
In a two-page letter obtained by local news site Semana, Álvarez—currently detained in Bogotá's La Picota prison awaiting extradition to Chile—said he wishes to participate in Colombia's peace efforts as a gesture of "collaboration and submission to justice." Chile has charged him with terrorism, weapons trafficking, extortion, and kidnapping. The Colombian Supreme Court has already approved his extradition, which is will be conducted following Petro's signature.
