Colombia’s president is a drug addict, claims ex-minister

Colombian President Petro denies allegation of drug use

BOGOTA - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that accusations by his former foreign minister that he is a drug addict are slander, after the ex-official published a letter recounting an incident he alleges took place in France. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former Colombian FM says Petro has a drug problem

Former Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva caused an international uproar when he published a letter saying President Gustavo Petro has a drug addiction problem. He insisted he noticed the matter during a joint official trip to France in 2023.

In a public letter that created a big scandal, and restarted old speculations about Gustavo Petro

Colombia's former foreign minister, Álvaro Leyva, has accused the country's president, Gustavo Petro, of being a drug addict, saying he realized this when the president disappeared for...

A former Foreign Minister of the Government of Gustavo Petro said on social networks that the Colombian President suffers from drug addiction.

Former Colombian official accuses country's leader of being a drug addict

Leyva Duran said that the president was allegedly frequently late for things, randomly disappeared, went on confusing trips, and rambled incoherently. He also allegedly had "questionable companions."