Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington’s intelligence and technology, the South American nation said on Monday (January 5, 2025).
“The government of Colombia has let the U.S. government know … that we are going to keep coordinating and cooperating in the fight against drug trafficking,” Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said in a video with Justice Minister Andres Idarraga sent to journalists by the government.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (January 4) called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro “sick” and said a U.S. military operation in the country was possible.
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Over the weekend, U.S. troops entered Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro, who on Monday (January 5) pleaded not guilty in a New York court to narco-terrorism charges.
