Bogotá, Colombia.- Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused U.S. and Dominican officers on X of probably being liable for the deaths of Colombian residents throughout a current anti-drug operation in Caribbean waters. The incident concerned a ship carrying over a ton of cocaine that was sunk by U.S. forces, an motion later publicized by President Donald Trump with a video of the drug-laden vessel.

Each the Dominican Republic and america said that the operation passed off in worldwide waters, roughly 80 miles off Beata Island. Anti-narcotics authorities from each international locations recovered greater than 300 packages of cocaine from the boat, which was reportedly transporting narco-terrorists and was sure for the Dominican Republic.

Petro known as for an investigation and urged households of lacking younger folks to file complaints. He questioned the legality of the navy strike, stating that “there is no legal provision that allows firing missiles at boats carrying unarmed young people at sea, regardless of their activity.”