US places sanctions on Colombian president over alleged failure to stop cartels

Treasury accuses Gustavo Petro of ‘allowing drug cartels to flourish’ as president attacks Trump’s ‘oppressive regime’

The US treasury department has announced sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, one of Donald Trump’s harshest international critics.

“President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity,” treasury secretary Scott Bessent wrote in a post on X. “Today President Trump is taking strong action to protect our nation.”

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