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Colombian President Gustavo Petro caught up in multiple narcotics trafficking probes, sources say

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The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. prosecutors probe whether Colombian President Petro had ties to drug traffickers (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Two people familiar with the matter told AP that prosecutors have been recently questioning narcotraffickers about their ties to President Gustavo Petro.

  2. MyNorthwest

    US prosecutors probe whether Colombian President Petro had ties to drug traffickers, sources tell AP (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two

  3. WSVN Miami

    DEA names Colombian president ‘priority target’ as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New

  4. New York Post

    US prosecutors investigate Colombian President Petro’s alleged ties to drug traffickers, sources say (opens New York Post)

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    Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two people familiar with the matter.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    DEA names Colombian president ‘priority target’ as U.S. prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    DEA records show Gustavo Petro has surfaced in multiple investigations dating to 2022, many based on interviews with confidential informants.

  6. CBS News

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro caught up in multiple narcotics trafficking probes, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro under investigation in US for drug ties (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Faced with reports that two US prosecutors have opened probes, the left-wing leader denies links to drug traffickers.

  8. The Columbian

    U.S. prosecutors probe whether Colombian President Petro had ties to drug traffickers, sources tell AP (opens The Columbian)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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