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Colombia’s president lashes out at Trump administration over drug war designation

Colombian president Gustavo Petro on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. government after it added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in three decades.

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Trump decertifies Colombia as US ally in drugs war

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U.S. designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years

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US designates Colombia as country 'failing to cooperate in drug war'

President Petro took to social media to respond to the US allegation that during his time in office the area planted with coca bushes and the production of cocaine had reached record levels.

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US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years

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U.S. says Colombia, Venezuela failed to fight drug trafficking

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In Colombia coca-growing region, transition to peace is stumbling

By Luis Jaime Acosta EL PLATEADO/SAN JUAN DE MICAY, Colombia (Reuters) -The dilapidated, tin-roofed schoolhouse sits perched amid fields of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, in the small southwestern Colombian town of San Juan de Micay.

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Candidate Dávila targets Maduro, narcos, corruption in Colombia’s high-stakes election

Colombian journalist Victoria “Vicky” Dávila, now among the top contenders for the presidency in next May’s election, has built her campaign around a hardline security agenda with a central promise:

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Massive drug bust yields $37 Million in methamphetamine at southern U.S. border

LAREDO, Texas - A massive drug bust at a southern border crossing has led to millions of dollars in seized narcotics. On Saturday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations posted about a massive drug bust, which yielded $37 million worth of alleged methamphetamine.