New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The United States administration on Friday, October 24, imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over allegations of their involvement in drug trade, further rupturing of relations between the two countries and triggering a sharp response from Colombia President.

The US imposed sanctions on Gustavo Petro and his family, accusing him of refusing to stop the flow of cocaine to the US.

After the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Colombia's president and his family, he hit back at the US, remarking that the sanctions came from a society his country had helped curb cocaine consumption in.

Colombia President Gustavo Petro, in his defiant response to the sa...