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Well an embarrassing scandal at the start of president Obama's high profile trip to Colombia and involves a Secret Service.

Fox News is confirming at least a dozen ages have been sent back to the US over allegations.

Involving drinking and prostitution.

Wendell Goler is live -- with the very latest -- the details coming -- from the scandal -- Over the incident occurred at this hotel where the press is staying and working about a dozen agents sent back to the US.

-- we're hearing at least.

One of them an agent -- Didn't wanna play -- the extra cost associated with taking a -- to your room that yes presumably a prostitute.

The entire unit was swapped out the Secret Service says that security for the president was not compromise the White -- Not commenting on the incident nor is the hotel.

In fact the Secret Service agents were sent home Thursday well before the president arrived yesterday some of their replacements actually flew down.

On the airplane chartered by the press which came straight to Columbia.

While mr.

Obama stopped in Florida at a summit where the trade agenda was like to Begin with this incident has overshadowed it.

So have calls for -- dialogue -- drug decriminalization.

By.

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and other leaders at this gathering that's a non starter for mr.

Obama but.

The 400 billion dollar illegal drug trade dwarfs the economies of some of these countries.

It fuels corruption they can't they can't resist and violence that they can't control.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will look for attention here but.

They'll have a tough time matching the photo opportunity got a 2009.

-- originally called for a boycott of this summit.

Because Raul Castro was not -- Ecuador's president decided not to come but Chavez changed his mind -- Colombian president.

Says he hopes this is the last some of the summit of the Americas.

That role -- roll out that Cuba is not invited to meet personally went to -- to ask Castro not to attend.

But his -- about Cuba is a part of the America's that he believes it's human rights behavior would be easier to change through engagement.

Isolation he says haven't worked yet although -- the thank you so much great to see you.

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