authorities of States Joined They investigate the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petrofor alleged links with the drug traffickingthe newspaper reported this Friday The New York Times.
There are at least two lines of investigation opened by the prosecutors of Manhattan and of Brooklynin Nueva Yorkwith the collaboration of the agency anti-drug (DEA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to that report, which cites sources from the government of Donald Trump under anonymity.
The DEA and the Department of Justice They declined to comment on that article.
Petro’s relationship with the US
The relationships between States Joined y Colombiaand particularly between Trump y Petroquickly entered a very volatile phase as soon as the Republican returned to the Casa Blanca a year ago.
The right-wing government of Trump soon collided with the leftist project of Petroin power since 2022 and who has sought to unite allies in America Latina contra Washington.
The US offensive launched last September against boats allegedly loaded with drugs, first in the Caribbean and then also in the Peacefulaccentuated that diplomatic tension.
But he went to the Assembly General of the HIMand later participated in a protest in the streets of Nueva York in which he urged the US military to disobey Trump.
In the midst of a war of words between the leaders, Washington withdrew the visa and applied economic sanctions against Petro and several members of his family. Trump even threatened military action in Colombia after the operation and the capture on January 3 of the Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduroimprisoned awaiting trial for drug trafficking.
Trump y Petro However, they opened an unexpected door to dialogue and agreed on a visit by the Colombian to Washingtonwhich took place in February.
The alleged relationships of Petro with drug trafficking are publicly debated in Colombia.
His eldest son, Nicholas Petroalso subject to sanctions of Washingtonadmitted to having received large sums of cash from a convicted drug trafficker in States Joinedbut he assured that the resources never reached his father’s electoral campaign.
The Colombian president said that he himself is a victim of conspiracies to damage his political career by drug traffickers, and even to end his life.
At the same time, Petro has been in favor of measures such as the legalization of marijuana by the Congressand has promoted a dialogue with dissident guerrilla groups, accused of Washington of traffic drugs to finance itself.
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