A leaked audio recording reviewed by Spanish newspaper El País suggests a possible U.S. role in efforts to build a drug trafficking case against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, raising new questions about the origin of unproven allegations that have strained relations between Bogotá and Washington during the current Trump administration.
The seven-minute recording, which two senior sources familiar with Colombian intelligence consider credible, captures a conversation between a Colombian and an Ecuadorian discussing a plan to block the extradition of drug traffickers in exchange for testimony against Petro before U.S. authorities.
