Colombia to continue work with US on drug trafficking, government says

Colombia's Minister of Interior Armando Benedetti speaks to the media on the day of a debate on a labor reform proposed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government, at the Congress in Bogota, Colombia, June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita

BOGOTA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Colombia ‌will continue to work with the United States ‌to fight drug trafficking using Washington's intelligence and technology, ‌the South American nation said on Monday.

"The government of Colombia has let the U.S. government know … that we are going to keep coordinating and cooperating ‍in the fight against drug trafficking,” ‍Interior Minister Armando Benedetti ‌said in a video with Justice Minister Andres Idarraga sent to ‍journalists ​by the government.