61.  Traffickers were aided, Velez said, by Colombian military officials, who were routinely selling the coordinates of the American and Dominican vessels on patrol in the Caribbean.

62.  Two senior Colombian officials, Attorney General Orlando Vazquez and Comptroller General David Terbay, have acknowledged that their visas were withdrawn.

63.  Various Washington officials suggested curtailing aid and trade benefits, and Colombian officials said that they believed their international reputation was suffering.

64.  Washington is also considering trade sanctions and further cancellations of U.S. visas for top Colombian officials to pressure Colombia on drugs.

65.  While kidnapping for ransom has long been a FARC tactic, Colombian officials have suspected other motives in the killings.

66.  With strong U.S. backing, Colombian officials will be able to seek additional support from European nations and international financial institutions, Clinton said.

67.  Yet Colombian officials seemed at odds over what it all meant.

68.  Other Colombian officials note that current aerial eradication efforts, which are all paid for by the U.S. State Department, are already concentrated outside the demilitarized zone.

69.  Other Colombian officials have said in recent days it would be continued.

70.  A Colombian rescue team reached wreckage thought to be that of a missing U.S. anti-drug reconnaissance plane, a Colombian official said.