Colombia suspende cooperación de inteligencia con EEUU por ataques a presuntos botes con drogas – Chicago Tribune

BOGOTÁ (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has ordered his country’s security forces to suspend all intelligence cooperation with the United States until Washington launches attacks against drug traffickers in the Caribbean, a further step in the deterioration of relations between the two men. people who want to become members involved in the fight against drug trafficking.

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“The fight against drugs must be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean people,” Petro added. At that point, we discover the type of information we want to share with Colombia.

At least 75 people have been implicated in the assassination of the United States in attacks on international water since last August, according to quotations from the administration of President Donald Trump. The offensive began in the Caribbean, but recently moved to the eastern Pacific, where the United States attacked shipping off the coast of Mexico.

Petro got Trump to investigate war crimes related to the attacks, with the crimes affecting cities in Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago. In October, Washington imposed financial sanctions on Petro for his family members for involvement in the global drug trade.

Petro “has allowed drug trafficking schemes to thrive and has failed to stop this activity,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an Oct. 24 statement saying he would learn about sanctions. “President Trump must take strong action to protect our nation and make clear that we will not tolerate drug trafficking in our country.”

Casa Blanca has not yet responded to Petro’s announcement.

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This story was translated into English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.