Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said in a video message sent to journalists by the government: “The Colombian government has informed its US counterpart that we will continue to coordinate and cooperate in combating drug trafficking”. Bogota – Reuters. Colombia confirmed it will continue to work with the United States to combat drug trafficking, using American intelligence and technology. US forces entered Venezuela at the beginning of the week and arrested its president, Nicolas Maduro. US President Donald Trump previously described his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, as “sick” and said Washington could carry out a military operation in the South American country.
