WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid deteriorating bilateral relations, accusing Petro of allowing drug cartels to "flourish", according to a statement from the US Department of the Treasury.
"President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity, " US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday in the statement.
Petro's wife Veronica Alcocer, his eldest son Nicolas Petro, as well as Colombia's Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, were accused of having provided or attempted to provide support, goods or services to Petro, Xinhua news agency reported.