Narcos

Petro said the boat passengers were not gang members as claimed by the Trump administration. He argued they were poor young people from Latin America. The U.S. military justified the strikes as necessary to stop drug trafficking.

For decades across Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. drug enforcement officials have tried to cut off narcotics trafficking by intercepting boats, trucks and even horses laden with drugs and arresting the smugglers. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said those efforts are not bold enough.

Colombia's submission to the Oscars this year addresses the beginnings of the drug trade in rural Columbia — and how it shattered the traditions and families of the indigenous Wayúu people.

Nancy Klingener covers the Florida Keys for WLRN. George Neugent is the Monroe city commissioner. Stephanie Kaple is the director of the Florida Keys…