US Restricts Visas for Seven Colombian Citizens Over Corruption, Drug Trafficking Ties
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The United States announced visa restrictions against seven Colombian citizens, including Ricardo Roa, former president of the state oil company Ecopetrol and former campaign chief of former President Gustavo Petro, as part of its campaign against corruption and drug trafficking in the region. The entry ban also affects the mayor of Sincelejo, Yahir Acuña; the elected senator Wadith Manzur; the elected representative Karen Manrique; the former senators Julio Elías Chagüí and Liliana Bitar, and the former congressman and mayor of Envigado José Ignacio Mesa. According to the State Department, these restrictions are part of the campaign against corruption and drug trafficking promoted by the Shield of the Americas, a regional alliance led by US President Donald Trump.
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