Overview
- Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez ordered reinforced protection and expanded intelligence and counterintelligence measures for President Gustavo Petro, citing the need to anticipate and neutralize threats.
- Petro said his helicopter diverted over open sea for about four hours and aborted a planned landing due to security concerns, including unlit landing lights and fears it could be shot at while his children were aboard.
- The president alleged he removed a police general after learning of an order to place psychoactive substances in his official vehicle ahead of his February 3 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- News outlets report no public confirmation from the Fiscalía or the National Police of investigations, and no evidence or named suspects have been presented.
- Reports note the Washington meeting proceeded without incident, and there is no public record that U.S. authorities were formally alerted to a sabotage plan.