The Colombian government has asked the United States to stop attacking vessels in the Pacific and the Caribbean as part of an operation that Washington says is targeting drug smuggling.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced strikes on two alleged drug-running boats in the Pacific that left five people dead.

The first strike took place on Tuesday, with two people killed. A defense official confirmed the vessel was in international waters off Colombia. A second strike took place on Wednesday, according to Hegseth, killing three more.

The strikes bring the total number of such U.S. attacks to at least nine, with 37 people dead, according to U.S. figures.

"Colombia calls on the U.S. government to cease these attacks and urges it to respect the norms dictated by

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