As stated in a joint statement by the Minister of Interior Armando Benedetti and the Minister of Justice of Colombia, Andres Idarraga the country “confirms its readiness to coordinate actions with the US in the fight against criminal organizations and drug cartels.”
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Colombian politicians in a joint recording specified that these actions may be carried out based on “economic, technological and intelligence assistance from the United States, serving to eliminate cartel camps, their laboratories and drug trafficking structures throughout the country.”
They explained that they had in mind the Colombian-Venezuelan border in particular, where the paramilitary organization ELN operates.
The Colombian president also issued a statement. Firm words
The declaration of representatives of the Colombian government coincided with the statement of President Gustavo Petro, who called on the inhabitants of Colombia to mass protests on Wednesday against the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by American soldiers in Caracas and his transport to the USA.
On Monday morning, Petro announced in his post on X that he would “take up arms again” in response to US President Donald Trump's threats. The American president declared that he would treat Colombia “as he did towards Venezuela.”
On Sunday, Trump said an operation in Colombia, similar to the one in Venezuela, seemed to him a “good idea.” The American president accused Petro of smuggling drugs into the US, warning that “he will be doing it soon.”
After Saturday's US military intervention in Venezuelan territory, which resulted in the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the Colombian army deployed over 30,000 troops to the border with Venezuela. soldiers.
According to local media, the situation on the Venezuelan-Columbian border remains stable.
