The son of Colombian President Nicolás Petro is set to go on trial for money laundering and illicit enrichment, according to documents filed in court by the Attorney General's Office on Monday.Nicolás Petro was arrested July 31 and later released from custody under strict terms for accepting donations for his father's campaign ahead of the 2022 elections.The younger Petro admitted before the investigators that he accepted money from Samuel 'The Marlboro Man' Santander, a former politician who served 18 of a 25-year prison sentence in the United States for drug trafficking; Alfonso 'Turco' Hilsaca, a Cartagena businessman linked to Los Rastrojos, a drug cartel and paramilitary group; and Óscar Camacho, a well-known businessman from Cúcuta.
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