The Colombian leader also warned that a threat to his country’s sovereignty was a declaration of war that “will awaken a Jaguar”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has invited US President Donald Trump to witness the demolition of cocaine laboratories as his country faces the threat of an American attack for allegedly peddling narcotics to the US.
During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump singled out Colombia for producing cocaine and selling it into the US. “I hear Colombia, the country of Colombia, is making cocaine. They have cocaine manufacturing plants, oK, and then they sell us their cocaine,” he said.
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“Anybody that’s doing that and selling it into our country is subject to attack,” he added.
Petro quickly reacted to his warning, saying that his government has destroyed 18,400 cocaine laboratories “without missiles”.
“Come to Colombia, Mr. Trump. Come with me, and I’ll show you how they are destroyed, one laboratory every 40 minutes,” he said.
The Colombian leader also warned that a threat to his country’s sovereignty was a declaration of war that “will awaken a Jaguar”. “Do not damage two centuries of diplomatic relations. You have already slandered me; do not continue down that path,” Petro said.
Still, Colombia remains the main source of cocaine entering the United States: according to the US Drug En