Colombia to droop intelligence cooperation with U.S. over strikes on drug vessels

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered his nation’s safety forces Tuesday (November 11, 2025) to cease sharing intelligence with the United States, till the Trump administration stops its strikes on suspected drug traffickers within the Caribbean, as relations deteriorate between the nations that had been as soon as shut companions within the struggle in opposition to drug trafficking.

In a message on X, Mr. Petro wrote that Colombia’s navy should instantly ends “communications and different agreements with U.S. safety companies” till the U.S. ceases its assaults on speedboats suspected of carrying medication, that critics have likened to extrajudicial executions.

Mr. Petro wrote that “the struggle in opposition to medication have to be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean individuals.” It wasn’t instantly clear what sort of data Colombia will cease sharing with the United States.

At least 75 individuals have been killed by the U.S. navy in strikes in worldwide waters since August, in response to figures equipped by the Trump administration. The strikes started within the southern Caribbean however have shifted lately to the jap Pacific, the place the U.S. has focused boats off Mexico.

Mr. Petro has known as for U.S. President Donald Trump to be investigated for battle crimes over the strikes, which have affected residents of Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago. In October, the Trump administration positioned monetary sanctions on Petro and members of his household, over accusations of involvement within the world drug commerce.

Mr. Petro “has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to cease this exercise,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated in an announcement after the sanctions had been issued October 24. “President Trump is taking robust motion to guard our nation and clarify that we are going to not tolerate the trafficking of medication into our nation.”

The White House had no instant response to Mr. Petro’s newest statements.