Colombian President Petro’s son arrested in money laundering probe
[1/3]Police officers walk outside the attorney general's office on the day Nicolas Petro, son of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, was arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, in Bogota, Colombia, July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Vannessa JimenezBOGOTA, July 29 (Reuters) - Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the attorney general's office said early on Saturday.The younger Petro, a politician in Atlantico province, had welcomed the investigation when it began in March and has previously called accusations that he took money from drug traffickers in exchange for including them in his father's peace efforts to end civil strife unfounded and harmfu...