"(AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro late Friday, following his accusations that the leftist leader has enabled the country's booming narcotics trade. The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced on Friday that Petro and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti were among four officials added to its specially designated nationals list, freezing their U.S. assets and prohibiting Americans from conducting business with them."
"The move came days after Trump branded Petro an illegal drug leader, and low rated and very unpopular leader, with a fresh mouth towards America, as well as claimed his government had allowed narcotics trafficking to flourish. The two leaders have increasingly clashed as Trump's renewed war on drugs intensifies. Trump has accused Petro's government of allowing coca production to surge, while Petro has denounced U.S. military actions against suspected drug boats as violations of Colombian sovereignty."
President Donald Trump imposed U.S. sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti by adding them to the Treasury's specially designated nationals list and freezing their U.S. assets. The designation bars Americans and U.S. entities from conducting business with those listed. Petro publicly vowed to fight the sanctions on X and framed the move as paradoxical given U.S. efforts to curb cocaine consumption, naming legal counsel. The actions followed Trump labeling Petro an illegal drug leader and accusing his government of allowing coca production to rise, amid clashes over U.S. strikes at sea.
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