US hits Colombia’s leader with drug sanctions, sparking sharp rebuke
- 25-Oct-2025
WASHINGTON: Washington slapped unprecedented sanctions on Colombia’s leftist president, his wife, son and a top aide Friday, accusing them of enabling drug cartels — and rocking a decades-old alliance. The US Treasury blacklisted Gustavo Petro, first lady Veronica Alcocer, his eldest son Nicolas, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, banning them from travel to the United […]