March 20 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro ⁠is being examined in criminal investigations by two U.S. federal prosecutors' offices, a source familiarwith ⁠the matter told Reuters on Friday. "There are not ongoing investigations that are squarely focused on him," the source told Reuters. The New York Times ​first reported that U.S. prosecutors were scrutinizing Petro. "A thorough and intensive investigation into my presidential campaign did not uncover a single peso ⁠taken from drug traffickers," ​Petro said. Trump described ​Petro as "terrific" and Petro added that he had asked Washington ‌to focus on the "kingpins" of the drug trade.

Source: The Star March 21, 2026 03:49 UTC