Colombia to Host Office of Trump's Anti-Cartel Alliance: President-Elect
De la Espriella says Colombia will join Trump’s anti-cartel alliance and host an office in Medellín as he vows a tougher crackdown on drug groups.
- On Tuesday, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced that Colombia will host an office for President Donald Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' initiative in Medellín.
- Colombia, the world's largest cocaine producer, is pivoting from outgoing President Gustavo Petro's 'total peace' strategy toward closer alignment with the United States and Trump-allied nations.
- De la Espriella called Medellín 'the head of the snake of drug trafficking and organized crime,' where traffickers with international ties continue to operate.
- Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg confirmed military operations against organized crime will launch with Colombia 'from the very first day' of the new administration.
- De la Espriella takes office August 7 and plans to crack down on armed groups by building 'mega-prisons' and using pesticides to eradicate coca crops.
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DECRYPTAGE - The President-elect announced the opening in Medellin of the Colombian anti-drug alliance office led by Donald Trump. The world's leading cocaine producer is about to join a coalition built in March without him, between ideological allies of Washington.
Colombia's "Shield of the Americas" to operate from Medellin: De la Espriella
Medellin will be the home of the US-led “Shield of the Americas” security program, according to Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella and Mayor Federico Gutierrez. At a meeting with authorities from the Antioquia province, De la Espriella and Gutierrez agreed that Colombia’s second largest city is the “head of the snake of drug trafficking and organized crime.” From Medellin, the metropolitan area, most orders are sent out to the r…
Colombia's president-designate of the hard right, Abelardo de la Espriella, announced on Tuesday the opening in Medellin (West) of an office of the "Bowl of the Americas", the alliance of countries led by Donald Trump to fight drug trafficking.
The president-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, announced that his country will host the headquarters of the Shield of the Americas, an international military initiative promoted by President Donald Trump to combat organized crime and drug trafficking. At the moment, Colombia is not part of the Shield of the Americas, but De la Espriella assured on several occasions that his country will join soon. Through a video published on social …
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AlKhaleej TodayColombia president-elect confirms country to host office of Trump’s anti-cartel alliance
MEDELLÍN (Colombia), July 22 — Colombia will host an office belonging to US President Donald Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” initiative, the South American country’s hard-right president-elect announced yesterday.The world’s largest cocaine producer, Colombia is currently not a member of the anti-cartel alliance made up of pro-US administrations across Latin America.Under president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, however, it is due to join the …
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