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Alejandro Carranza left Santa Marta to fish and was later killed in U.S. strikes that have left at least 32 alleged traffickers dead, his family told AFP, rejecting White House claims he carried narcotics. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro also said Carranza’s boat was adrift and that he had no ties to trafficking, while Colombian media reported — unconfirmed by prosecutors — a record for stealing weapons. Critics accuse the Trump administration of extrajudicial killings as Washington asserts a conflict with cartels. The dispute has widened into a diplomatic rift after Washington decertified Colombia and Bogotá halted U.S. arms purchases.

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