US places sanctions on Colombian president over alleged failure to stop cartels

<p>Treasury accuses Gustavo Petro of ‘allowing drug cartels to flourish’ as president attacks Trump’s ‘oppressive regime’</p><p>The US treasury department has announced sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, one of Donald Trump’s harshest international critics.</p><p>“President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity,” treasury secretary Scott Bessent wrote in a post on X. “Today President Trump is taking strong action to protect our nation.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/24/us-sanctions-colombian-president-gustavo-petro">Continue reading...</a>