The US Justice is investigating, for alleged relationships with drug traffickersas reported this Friday The New York Timeswhich cites three people familiar with the matter.
The newspaper indicates that these investigations are focused, among other issues, on whether Petro held meetings with drug traffickers or requested donations from traffickerss during his presidential campaign.
in which prosecutors specialized in international narcotics trafficking and agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Homeland Security Investigations Service (HSI), the newspaper adds.
The New York newspaper also points out that investigations are in their initial phase and that it is unknown if any of them will lead to criminal charges against the president.
Furthermore, he points out that there is no evidence that The White House has favored the initiation of said investigations.
after beginning President Donald Trump’s second term, which gave way to a period of strong differences with the Colombian Government.
The first major crisis occurred that month, when Petro refused to receive US military flights with deported Colombian citizens considering that they were transferred in inhumane conditionss.
The discrepancies continued during the following months, especially over the approach to the fight against drugs, which led to the decertification of Colombia by the United States in this matter and
In September 2025, the US revoked Petro’s visa after the Colombian participated in an event in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. in which he urged the US military to disobey orders from his government in relation to the war in Gaza.
However, this Tuesday Petro pointed out that the US Government reactivated his visa until the end of his term, which will end on August 7.
The tension in the relationship eased after a call between Petro and Trump in early January, whichwhich gave rise to high-level meetings between officials of both Governments and the meeting held by both leaders on February 3.
