President Gustavo Petro of Colombia has shared footage on his social media account said to show bodies washed up on a beach on the country's Caribbean coast.The two bodies found in the region of La Guajira were floating in the sea, Petro wrote on X while calling for forensic authorities and officials from Venezuela to identify them. He said they may have been the victims of an airstrike at sea, but did not explicitly name the United States in his post.Petro publicly slammed U.S. military operations and threats in Latin America, including toward Colombia, at a public event on Sunday, saying that Washington is applying pressure to try to force him to "do what they want."Newsweek has contacted the U.S. State Department for comment.Why It MattersPresident Donald Trump has explicitly identified Colombia as at risk of U.S. military action amid Washington’s ongoing campaign against drug trafficking. Similar threats to Venezuela, including the stated goal of removing President Nicolás Maduro from power, have heightened regional tensions in recent weeks. Colombia remains a major producer of cocaine, with networks moving the drug domestically and internationally. Venezuela is a key transit country, with ports and maritime routes used to ship cocaine to the Caribbean and beyond, sometimes involving corrupt officials.The strikes on alleged drug‑trafficking vessels have drawn scrutiny in the U.S., with lawmakers questioning their legality and legitimacy under domestic. and international law.What To KnowThe U.S. military said it had carried out its 22nd strike on suspected drug-running vessels on Thursday, targeting a small boat in the Eastern Pacific and killing four people. The latest military action brought the death toll from the strikes to at least 86.A police spokesperson in La Guajira told AFP that the two bodies were discovered on Thursday on a beach used by local fishermen, although the cause of death remains unknown.Earlier on Sunday, Petro drew a historical parallel between current "invasion" threats and the 1928 Banana Massacre, during which the Colombian army killed hundreds of striking workers of the U.S.-owned United Fruit Company in a violent crackdown, believed to have been supported by the company.The U.S. has stepped up its military presence in the Caribbean, reinforcing air and naval bases that can serve as forward projection points. While Washington frames these operations as part of a campaign against drug trafficking, critics warn they blur the line between humanitarian protection and political coercion.At the same time, Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández earlier this month, who was serving 45 years after being convicted of moving 400 tons of cocaine to the United States.What People Are SayingColombian President Gustavo Petro wrote on X Sunday in Spanish: "Those who die from missiles are poor fishermen, some of whom, out of necessity, make short trips carrying cocaine for traffickers. Those who are pardoned are former presidents with strong ties to narcoterrorism in Honduras and Colombia…The U.S. is choosing its allies wrongly. Its allies cannot be the traffickers."U.S. Southern Command stated Thursday: "On Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific."A screenshot of a video posted by President Donald Trump on September 2, 2025, shortly after the first attack by the U.S. on an alleged drug trafficki... | Donald Trump/Truth SocialWhat Happens NextTrump said any country trafficking drugs into the U.S—including Colombia—could be attacked, amid mounting concerns about international legitimacy and human rights.