US EditionU.S. Sanctions Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Others on Drug Trafficking Charges
The sanctions target Petro, his family, and an associate amid record cocaine production in Colombia, which the U.S. Treasury links to increased drug trafficking risks.
- On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against Gustavo Petro Urrego, Veronica del Socorro Alcocer Garcia, Nicolas Petro, and Armando Benedettie, freezing their U.S. assets under Executive Order 14059.
- The U.S. Treasury Department said Colombia is the world's top cocaine producer and accused Gustavo Petro Urrego of allying with Nicolas Maduro's 'narco-terrorist regime' and the Cartel de Los Soles.
- Security incidents and official statements show the U.S. military sank an alleged drug-smuggling vessel near Caribbean waters, prompting Colombia to recall its ambassador; Scott Bessent said, `Since President Gustavo Petro came to power, cocaine production in Colombia has exploded to the highest rate in decades, flooding the United States and poisoning Americans`.
- Petro met with U.S. diplomat John McNamara on Monday to ease tensions as designated parties must report assets to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- The move positions the U.S. to press on wider drug-network ties by naming Petro's wife, son, and close associate, amid claims of links to Maduro's 'narco-terrorist regime' and increased coca cultivation.
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By Anabella González, CNN en Español The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday for his alleged role in global drug trafficking, along with his wife, his son, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti. The Treasury Department states that the three individuals linked to Petro are being sanctioned for having provided or attempted to provide financial, materi…
By Anabella González, CNN en Español The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday for his alleged role in global drug trafficking, along with his wife, his son, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti. The Treasury Department states that the three individuals linked to Petro are being sanctioned for having provided or attempted to provide financial, materi…
Bogotá. The U.S. Treasury Department accused, without offering evidence, that during the government of the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, “the production of cocaine in the South American country has skyrocketed to its highest level in decades, flooding the U.S. territory and poisoning its inhabitants,” and imposed economic sanctions through the Office of Foreign Assets Control on the president, his wife and his eldest son.
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US sanctions Colombian President Petro and his family over drug cartels
The United States on Friday sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the latest escalation of tensions between Washington and Bogotá over drug trafficking and other issues of bilateral importance. In a press release, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the left-wing leader “has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity.” The sanctions target Petro and his associates — chiefly his wife, son and several leading Colo…
Petro is the first Colombian president to appear on the so-called OFAC list
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