(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro has directed the nation’s security forces to stop sharing intelligence with US agencies following recent missile strikes on alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.

Announcing the decision on X on Tuesday, Petro stated the suspension would continue “as long as missile attacks on boats in the Caribbean continue.” He added: “The fight against drugs must be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean people.”

The move follows reports that the United Kingdom had already ceased providing intelligence to the US over similar concerns, believing that shared information was being used to carry out lethal strikes against suspected traffickers. These operations have reportedly killed at least 76 people since September, raising questions over their legality.

The UN’s top human rights official, Volker Turk, condemned the attacks as “unacceptable” and called for an independent investigation into what he described as “extrajudicial killings.”

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