Colombia’s navy says 57 troopers have been kidnapped by civilians within the nation’s south-western Micay Canyon space.
It says 31 troopers had been seized on Saturday whereas the remaining had been kidnapped on Sunday by a gaggle of greater than 200 folks.
The navy says the civilians are appearing beneath strain from dissidents of the Farc insurgent group, which agreed a peace take care of the federal government in 2016.
The mountainous area is a key zone for cocaine manufacturing and stays one of the vital tense within the nation’s ongoing battle with insurgent teams.
In a video assertion on social media, Brig Gen Federico Alberto Mejia stated 4 non-commissioned officers and 53 troopers had been seized over the weekend.
“That is known as kidnapping,” he stated.
Stories in native media counsel that the EMC insurgent group – the biggest offshoot of the Farc – could have ordered the kidnappings.
The EMC has not commented on the problem.
The Micay Canyon is used for transporting cocaine to Pacific ports, after which medicine are then illegally shipped to different nations.
