The decertification puts half a billion dollars of US security aid to Colombia at risk. Mafia & insurgent groups have flourished during the government of Gustavo Petro.
Despite finding ‘Calarcá’ in possession of weapons, authorities released him due to the suspension of arrest warrants granted by the Petro administration, who designated the warlord a "peace manager"
At the U.N., Duque reiterated his commitment to crack down on illicit coca production, strengthen the country’s peace process, and find a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.