Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego over cocaine production and smuggling into the United States.
The sanctions include Petro's wife, first lady Veronica del Socorro Alcocer Garcia, his son Nicolas Petro and "close associate" Armando Benedettie, the Treasury Department announced Friday in a news release.
"Since President Gustavo Petro came to power, cocaine production in Colombia has exploded to the highest rate in decades, flooding the United States and poisoning Americans," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
"President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity," Bessent said.
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