Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid NYT | Top Stories Genevieve Glatsky 13 September 2025 at 17:02 Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine. © Federico Rios for The New York TimesSoldiers standing amid a coca crop in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 2020. Colombia is the world’s top producer of cocaine, but it has also been a key ally of the United States in trying to combat the drug trade.