US EditionColombia to suspend intelligence cooperation with US over strikes on drug vessels
- On Tuesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered Colombia's security forces to stop sharing intelligence with the United States until President Donald Trump ends its strikes.
- At least 75 people have been killed by U.S. military strikes in international waters since August, with operations shifting recently from the southern Caribbean to the eastern Pacific.
- It wasn't immediately clear what information Colombia will withhold, and the White House had no immediate response; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Petro `has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity` last month.
- The strikes have affected citizens of Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, while Petro wrote the fight against drugs must respect the human rights of the Caribbean people.
- In October, the Trump administration placed financial sanctions on Petro and members of his family, and Petro spoke at the swearing-in of Gen. William Rincon on Oct. 24, 2025.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that he is suspending intelligence sharing with the US in response to Washington's attacks on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific.
The Gateway - Colombia has announced the suspension of its intelligence cooperation with the United States regarding US strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea, under the pretext of combating drug trafficking...
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has ordered Tuesday to "suspend" the exchange of intelligence with Washington security agencies in response to the bombings against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The United Kingdom will also not share intelligence with the United States about vessels suspected of drug trafficking in order not to become an accomplice to these bombings. Petro describes the attacks ordered…
The measure applies, "as long as rocket attacks on boats in the Caribbean continue," says Colombia's President Gustavo Petro.
The US is attacking suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean, killing a Colombian fisherman according to President Petro. Now the head of state is drawing consequences.
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