The Latest Breaking News from Nicolas Petro

Trump Has 'Promised' to Remove Colombian President Petro From US Sanctions List After Apparently Not Knowing He Was On it

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Friday that President Donald Trump promised to act on removing Petro and his family from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions list, commonly known as the Clinton List.

Benzinga · Jul 4

US names Colombian President Gustavo Petro as 'priority target' - what is the DEA case against him?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been named a “priority target” by the US Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York examine alleged links between him and drug traffickers. The probe, based on informant inputs and ongoing questioning of traffickers, includes claims of cartel connections, bribery attempts to block…

The Times of India · Mar 21

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 Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025

Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe

Police have arrested the son of Colombia’s president as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s presidential campaign

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023