The president of Colombia has just been labeled a "priority target" for his alleged drug ties by the DEA

Source: Fortune/AP

March 20, 2026, 2:50 PM ET


Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press.

DEA records show Petro has surfaced in multiple investigations dating to 2022, many based on interviews with confidential informants. The alleged crimes the DEA has investigated include his possible dealings with Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, a scheme to leverage his “total peace” plan to benefit prominent traffickers who contributed to his presidential campaign. The records also suggest the use of law enforcement to smuggle cocaine and fentanyl through Colombian ports.

The “priority target” label is reserved for suspects DEA deems to have a “significant impact” on the drug trade.

An inquiry in early stages

In recent months, prosecutors in Brooklyn and Manhattan have been questioning drug traffickers about their ties to Petro and specifically about allegations the Colombian president’s representatives solicited bribes to block their extradition to the United States, according to a person with knowledge of the inquiry who wasn’t authorized to discuss the ongoing inquiry and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The person said it wasn’t clear whether federal prosecutors have implicated Petro in any crime.

Read more: https://fortune.com/2026/03/20/colombia-president-priority-target-drug-trade-dea/

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This is just a pretext to another invasion.



Vemezuela taken and then take Colombia and have a jumping-off point to take Panama and the canal.