US EditionUS imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president and family members over drug trade allegations
- On Friday, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife Veronica del Socorro Alcocer Garcia, his son Nicolas Fernando Petro Burgos, and Interior Minister Armando Alberto Benedetti.
- After Trump recently said he would slash assistance, the U.S. last month added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
- The Pentagon announced the deployment of an aircraft carrier to South American waters as U.S. forces surged ships and planes to Latin America, with strikes killing at least 37 since last month and expanding to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- Petro on Wednesday said he would seek U.S. courts to defend himself after the U.S. State Department moved to revoke his U.N. visa, while Trump threatened tariffs for rejecting deportation flights.
- Petro has moved toward agreements with coca growers, as coca cultivation now covers 253,000 hectares in 2023, nearly tripling in the past decade, this year.
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U.S. Sanctions Colombian President Gustavo Petro
The United States’ relationship with Colombia plunged to a new low Friday as the Trump administration sanctioned President Gustavo Petro, his wife, son, and a senior aide. The Treasury Department accused Petro of presiding over a surge in cocaine production and turning a blind eye to cartel activity, charges the Colombian leader denounced as “offensive and false.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the sanctions would “protect our nation and …
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Washington accused Gustavo Peter of allowing drug cartels to flourish.
US sanctions Petro over alleged drug links
The US government has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family members, and a top minister, alleging failure to curb illicit drug trafficking and ties to criminal organizations.
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sta.siThe sanctions have been imposed on the president, his wife, his son and the Colombian Minister of the Interior.
Colombia’s president slams US sanctions as ‘paradoxical’, hails Colombia’s anti-narcotics efforts
Colombian President vows to stand firm after the US imposed sanctions on him over alleged links to drug trafficking, calling Washington’s move a “paradox.”
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