Colombia’s military states that 57 troopers had been kidnapped by civilians within the southwestern Micay Canyon space of the nation.
He says that 31 troopers had been seized on Saturday whereas the remainder was kidnapped on Sunday by a bunch of over 200 folks.
The navy declare that civilians act beneath stress from the dissidents of the insurgent group Farc, who agreed on a peace settlement with the federal government in 2016.
The mountainous area is a key space for the manufacturing of cocaine and stays probably the most theses within the battle in progress of the nation with the insurgent teams.
In a video declaration on social media, Brig Gen Federico Alberto Mejia stated that 4 unmarked officers and 53 troopers had been seized through the weekend.
“This is known as kidnapping,” he stated.
Reports within the native media counsel that the EMC Rebel group – the most important ray of the Farc – might have ordered the kidnappings.
The EMC didn’t touch upon the issue.
Canyon Micay is used for the transport of cocaine within the Pacific ports, after which medication are due to this fact illegally shipped to different international locations.
