Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced the suspension of all intelligence cooperation between Colombia’s security forces and US agencies, condemning recent American airstrikes in the Caribbean as “extrajudicial executions.”

In a statement posted on X, Petro said he had instructed the Colombian military to “immediately halt all communications and agreements with US security institutions,” citing Washington’s lethal operations against speedboats allegedly involved in drug trafficking.

“The fight against drugs must be conducted with full respect for the human rights of Caribbean peoples,” Petro declared, stressing that Colombia would not be complicit in actions that amount to summary killings.

While the Trump administration has defended the strikes as acts of “legitimate defense” against international narcotics networks, Petro claims that citizens of Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago were among the victims.

According to US data, at least 75 people have been killed in these operations across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since August.

Petro went further, calling for an international investigation into what he described as “war crimes” committed under the direction of US President Donald Trump.

The move marks a sharp escalation in tensions between Bogotá and Washington, whose cooperation in anti-narcotics efforts has long been a cornerstone of bilateral relations. (ILKHA)