The criminals, upon realizing the presence of the authorities, fled and left the kidnapped person abandoned inside the vehicle.
The authorities thwarted the kidnapping of a Colombian-Japanese sugarcane businessman, identified as Felipe Tanakawho had been held against his will and was being transferred to an unknown destination in the Guanabanal sector, in the town of El Bolo, rural area of Palmira, Valle del Cauca.
According to General Sandra Liliana Rodríguez, commander of the Valle Police Department, the Gaula received a call warning of the kidnapping of a person in that sector. Immediately, the padlock plan was activated to block the access and exit routes of the township.
“The National Police allows itself to inform that it is presented the kidnapping of Mr. Felipe Tanaka, of Colombian-Japanese nationality, moments in which the Military Gaula receives a call informing of this situation,” he explained
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During the operation, the uniformed officers located a truck that matched the characteristics of the vehicle in which, apparently, the alleged kidnappers were traveling.
“The police units activate the lock plan for the town of El Bolo, where the events occurred, and finally They observe the truck where he was detained. Under the pursuit they carried out, the criminals abandoned the vehicle and in this way Felipe was rescued,” he added.
The citizen He was found inside the car and is out of danger.. Meanwhile, those responsible fled the scene and are being sought by the authorities, who are carrying out the corresponding investigations.
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So far, it is unknown who would be the perpetrators of the businessman’s kidnapping, However, the authorities have confirmed that in this mountainous area of the municipality of Palmira the front ‘Adan Izquierdo’ of the FARC dissidents, illegal armed group responsible for multiple attacks against public forces and civil society.
It should be noted that this case occurs in the midst of an escalation of violent events that have been registered in the department of Valle del Cauca, especially in municipalities such as Palmira, Tuluá and Jamundíwhere in recent weeks there have been hitman attacks, extortions and kidnappings.
Source: Integrated Information System
