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Colombia halts U.S. military purchases after U.S. decertifies it as anti-drug ally due to rising cocaine production.
Colombia has halted arms purchases from the United States after Washington decertified it as a drug control partner, citing failure to curb cocaine trafficking.
The move, while symbolic and not expected to cut U.S. aid, marks a significant diplomatic rebuke to President Gustavo Petro, who accused the U.S. of interfering in Colombian politics and seeking a "puppet president."
Despite record cocaine production and expanded coca cultivation, Colombia maintains its focus on social programs and crop substitution over military approaches.
The strained relationship follows clashes over extradition, immigration, and differing drug policy strategies.
Colombia detiene las compras militares de EE.UU. después de que EE.UU. lo descertifica como aliado antidrogas debido al aumento de la producción de cocaína.