Washington — The Trump administration on Friday sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, as well as his wife, son and a close associate, an escalation of the feud between President Trump and the man he has called an "illegal drug leader."

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctions on Petro and others, freezing their access to U.S. assets and blocking their ability to conduct transactions with U.S. entities.

"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. Today, President Trump is taking stron

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