Ender Alexis Rojas Montan, a 31-year-old leader of the infamous Tren de Aragua gang’s Alayon Dynasty branch, met a fatal end in Colombia. Montan was attempting to escape from authorities during a raid on his apartment when he fell from an eighth-floor balcony, resulting in his immediate death. This incident was captured on video and later circulated by local media outlets.
The event took place on October 9 in Antioquia, Colombia. As Colombian National Police officials were breaking down his door with a battering ram, Montan tried to escape by scaling the balcony’s railing to reach the floor below. However, he lost his grip and fell onto the concrete sidewalk below. The aftermath of the fall was captured by a police officer’s body camera, showing Montan’s lifeless body on the sidewalk. A pedestrian, dressed in plain clothes, was seen observing the scene in shock.
The raid, which involved at least five officers, continued inside the apartment. The officers, with their guns drawn, ordered the occupants to get down. A man, shirtless and sitting on a couch, quickly complied, while a small dog ran around the officers’ feet. Another individual was discovered in an adjoining bedroom, attempting to hide under a thick blanket.
During the search of the apartment, authorities discovered several hidden contrabands, including a fragmentation grenade and a pound of amphetamine valued at $9,550. Three other individuals, identified as Luis Alberto Cabeza Calderon, Yonathan Samuel Urbina Rodriguez, and Daviannys del Jesus Moya Avila, were arrested at the scene. All three are reportedly from Venezuela.
Cabeza Calderon, also known as “Toro,” is said to be a trusted ally of Tren de Aragua’s top leader, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores. Flores has been wanted in Peru since 2023 for various crimes, including extortion and drug trafficking.
The raid, known as “Operation Shadow 3,” was a joint effort by Colombian, Chilean, and Peruvian authorities, with support from the US Drug Enforcement Agency and Ameripol. Montan was internationally wanted for aggravated kidnapping and his association with the Tren de Aragua gang, which originated in Venezuela and allegedly received support from some of the country’s corrupt officials.
The three suspects arrested during the raid are believed to have been involved in the gang’s expansion efforts, managing synthetic drug distributions, extortion networks, and sexual exploitation operations. Montan had reportedly fled Chile in June 2024 and relocated to Colombia, where he was allegedly working to expand the gang’s operations into the Aburra Valley, home to an estimated 4 million people.