The attack took place as the police were eradicating coca crops -- coca leaves are the main ingredient in cocaine -- in northwestern Antioquia department, home to the city of Medellin.
It was not clear whether the dead officers were killed in the crash or on the ground.
“During an operation against drug trafficking, our @PoliciaColombia was attacked by the Gulf Clan cartel, causing a helicopter to catch fire and critical injuries to our police officers,“ he wrote on X.
Colombia is enduring its worst outburst of violence since the leftist FARC guerrilla army, one of the world's oldest rebel movements, signed a peace deal with the government in 2016.
But during that time, several groups, including the Gulf Clan, have grown stronger.
The group, which was born out of the right-wing paramilitary groups that fought leftist guerrillas in the 1990s, engages in illegal gold mining, racketeering and migrant smuggling as well as drug trafficking.
The Gulf Clan itself claims over 13,000 members. - AFP
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