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Son of Colombia’s president arrested as part of money laundering probe
Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe,Colombian police arrested the president's son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected from convicted drug traffickers during last year’s presidential campaign. President Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rose through Colombia's political ranks as an anti-corruption crusader, said he wouldn’t interfere with the investigation. “As an individual and father, it pains me to see so much self destruction and one of my sons going to jail,” Petro said i

Son of Colombia’s president arrested as part of money laundering probe

Colombian police arrested the president's son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected from convicted drug traffickers during last year’s presidential campaign. President Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rose through Colombia's political ranks as an anti-corruption crusader, said he wouldn’t interfere with the investigation. “As an individual and father, it pains me to see so much self destruction and one of my sons going to jail,” Petro said i