"The US treasury department has announced sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, one of Donald Trump's harshest international critics. 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. In a response on X, Petro said that he has greatly reduced the growth rate of coca plantations in Colombia, and implied"
"The sanctions are not the first action the US government has taken against Petro. The US state department revoked Petro's visa in September after he took part in pro-Palestinian protests in New York. Petro, who has consistently criticized US support of Israeli military actions, urged American soldiers to not to point their guns at people. Disobey the orders of Trump."
"Petro did not mince his words when speaking on the United States' extrajudicial killings of alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean. One attack killed a Colombian fisher whose family and the Colombian government denied he was a drug trafficker. It is murder. Whether in the Caribbean or Pacific, the US government strategy breaks the norms of international law, Petro wrote on social media."
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of allowing drug cartels to flourish and refusing to stop their activity. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attributed the move to threats to US security and said Trump is taking action. Petro denied that the drug trade motivated the sanctions, said his government reduced coca plantation growth and claimed Colombia has seized more cocaine than any country in history. The US revoked Petro's visa after his participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Petro criticized US extrajudicial killings of alleged traffickers and called the sanctions arbitrary. Family members and Colombia's interior minister were also sanctioned.
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