The US Treasury Department announced on Friday that it is sanctioning Colombian President Gustavo Petro “for his role in the global illicit drug trade.” Also sanctioned are Petro’s wife and son, and Colombia’s interior minister.
“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,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
Petro swiftly responded in a post on X, saying that he had retained an American lawyer and intended to fight the sanctions.
“Fighting drug trafficking for decades — and doing so effectively — has brought me this…
