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Colombia, U.S. discuss more drug interdiction at sea, enhanced intel sharing -Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attend a meeting to review cooperation on security, trade and climate change issues, at the headquarters of the Colombian Presidency, in Bogota, Colombia October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/Pool

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said they discussed stepping up the interdiction of narcotics at sea and enhanced intelligence sharing on drug trafficking.

Leftist former rebel Petro, who hosted Blinken in Bogota, has derided the U.S.-led war on drugs as a failure and called for a new international approach.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Chris Reese)

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