Overview
- President Gustavo Petro confirmed at least one crew member was killed in the downing in Antioquia’s Amalfi area.
- Security forces had earlier confiscated 1.5 tonnes of cocaine linked to the Gulf Clan in the region.
- El Tiempo reported the aircraft had returned to extract officers after a coca-field eradication mission when a drone allegedly struck it.
- Governor Andrés Julián Rendón posted a video on X showing a black column of smoke rising from the crash site.
- Authorities have not named a perpetrator, though officials note FARC dissident groups and the Gulf Clan operate locally.