Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella ordered security forces deployed and a plan to block a cross-border transfer after the wife of Uribia’s mayor was kidnapped, Anadolu Agency reported.
De La Espriella said the kidnapping happened Wednesday in Uribia, in La Guajira. Mayor Jaime Luis Buitrago Garcia identified his wife as Nancy Gomez.
De La Espriella ordered a padlock plan to stop the abductors from taking her into Venezuela. He said preliminary information suggested possible involvement by the National Liberation Army (ELN), and authorities were checking the lead. He also said state resources would support Gomez’s rescue and efforts to hold those responsible accountable.
