Members of the Colombian army patrol the crossing between Colombia and Venezuela on August 7, 2022. (Photo:Schneyder Mendoza, AFP)
September 15, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — The United States (US) has decertified Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday, confirming a decision that could cost the country hundreds of millions of dollars in US military support.
“The United States is decertifying us after dozens of deaths of police officers and soldiers” in the fight against drug cartels and leftist guerrillas funded by drug trafficking, the leftist president told a cabinet meeting.
Washington had yet to comment on the decision.