Thanks to the immediate reaction and pressure exerted it was possible to rescue this merchant who had been kidnapped for 7 days; the kidnapers demanded 40 million pesos.
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In the course of an inter-institutional military operation, troops of the National Army, together with the Attorney General's Office, rescued a merchant who had been kidnapped by individuals who would be members of an organized gang.
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After the relatives reported this action on national line 147 of the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group), the search operation began in the Terr贸n Colorado neighborhood, in Locality 1, north of the city of Santiago de Cali, to find the whereabouts of the merchant.
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According to reports, this 37-year-old man was kidnapped as he was leaving his residence in Tulu谩, Valle del Cauca, on 13 November 2021, by three men who intercepted him and put him in a vehicle heading for a farm in the same municipality; days later, the kidnappers took him to the neighborhood where the rescue was carried out. An individual, 20-year-old, was arrested.
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During the development of the operation, a traumatic pistol, a magazine, ammunition and communication equipment were also found, which were given to the authorities as well as the arrested individual, for their respective prosecution process.
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The merchant was taken to the facilities of the Pichincha Military Base, in Cali, where he awaits the soon reunion with his wife and children, to then be taken to a hospital in the city to evaluate his state of health.
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Source: press-National Army