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visa.

For his part, Trump blames Petro for flooding the U.S.

with cocaine and at one point suggested that the U.S.

military could remove the Colombian leader, similar to the way it ousted Venezuela's president last month.

However, after the two men had a cordial telephone conversation last month, Trump invited Petro to the White House.

For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.

President Trump claims the boat bombings have stopped 97% of all illegal drugs coming into the U.S.

by water.

However, experts say that most drug boats drop off their cargo in Central America or Mexico, with the drugs then taken overland to the U.S.,

And during the last three months of 2025, when the U.S.

bombing campaign was in full force, drug seizures at the U.S.-Mexican border actually increased.

According to data from U.S.

Customs and Border Protection, cocaine seizures were up by 34 percent compared to the same period in 2024 when there were no boat bombings.

For NPR News, I'm John Otis.

The attack occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean and killed two people, according to the U.S.

Southern Command.

A video of the operation shows a person on the deck of the boat as it speeds through the water, then a huge explosion.

It was the 35th U.S.

attack on an alleged drug boat since September.

and brought the death toll to 125 people.