The United States has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his son Nicolas Petro, First Lady Veronica Alcocer and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on Monday.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish in the country, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday, further alleging that cocaine production levels had « exploded » under his presidency.The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that it was sanctioning Petro, his son Nicolas Petro, First Lady Veronica Alcocer and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.
