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US probes Colombian President Petro over alleged drug ties

March 21, 2026, 09:48 AM - 2 min read

According to recent reports, federal attorneys in Brooklyn and Manhattan are examining whether Petro met with drug traffickers and solicited campaign donations from them during his successful 2022 presidential bid. The allegations remain unverified by independent sources.

The meeting is likely to focus heavily on drugs, as Colombia remains the world’s biggest producer of cocaine while the United States is the leading consumer

Colombian President to meet Trump next week

January 31, 2026, 02:46 PM - 3 min read

Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, whose visa was cancelled by Washington last year for joining anti-Israel protests during his visit to the United Nations, will have the ban revoked for this upcoming visit

Petro acknowledged that while some of the 20 boats struck by the US military were linked with a drug cartel, not all of them were being operated by the drug mafia

Trump is a Barbarian, says Colombian President

November 14, 2025, 11:05 AM - 2 min read

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly condemned the US strikes on suspected cartel boats in the Caribbean Sea after the Pentagon announced a new military offensive to fight drug traffickers

Columbia was an ally to Israel before the country launched a genocidal war in Gaza, which has killed more than 65,400 people in just two years

Colombia to boycott Israeli weapons

September 30, 2025, 10:51 AM - 2 min read

Indumil, the state-owned weapons manufacturer, is now mass-producing the first combat rifle in Colombia to replace the Israeli-origin Galil rifle

A military helicopter was shot down by the suspected terror group department of Antioquia in northern Colombia, killing 12 officers and injuring several others.

Twin attacks in Colombia leave 17 dead, blamed on FARC dissidents

August 22, 2025, 10:10 AM - 2 min read

Reports confirmed that dozens of people were injured in both incidents, with authorities tracing the groups behind the attacks.

Colombia's president to declare 'state of emergency'

Colombia to declare 'state of emergency'

January 21, 2025, 10:48 AM - 4 min read

Earlier on Monday, Petro had warned that his nation's military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in Colombia's Catatumbo region, in which at least 80 people have been killed.