Colombian president accepts rebel’s proposal to have a commission investigate its possible drug ties

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would accept a proposal made by the nation’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independent commission to investigate the group’s alleged links to the drug trade. The proposal was made in a video published on Jan. 20 video by Antonio Garcia, the head of the National Liberation Army, or ELN. In the video, Garcia said that while the rebels impose a tax on cocaine traders, they do not run any drug trafficking routes or