Harsh criticism ensued in Congress in response to the United States’ decision to decertify Colombia as a reliable partner in the US-led war on drugs. The US decision exacerbated the pre-existing divide between coalition parties and the opposition to President Gustavo Petro. Coalition senator and presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda decried the double standards applied by the US, the world’s largest cocaine consumer. Opposition and indepedent partiesThe White House on Monday decertified Colombia as a cooperative partner in the war on drugs, but failed to impose the sanctions that normally come with such a decision. The United States has seen drug deaths more than double over the past decade, mainly fueled by the consumption of opiates and the drug fentanyl in particular.