Deadly Attack on Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police Exposes Growing Security Threat to Regional Stability

In a grim reminder of the unrelenting narcotics threat stretching from Latin America to the United States, Colombia has mourned the loss of 13 police officers killed during a brazen assault on an anti-narcotics helicopter in Antioquia's Amalfi region. The attack, reportedly launched using a drone weapon, targeted officers engaged in eradicating coca crops—a critical frontline effort against narcotrafficking routes that funnel drugs into the Caribbean and onward to U.S. soil. This deadly strike, confirmed by President Gustavo Petro and senior officials, underscores a disturbing trend: narcotraffickers and their armed proxies like the FARC dissident group Frente 36 are increasingly...