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121 People Arrested in Colombia in Operation Against Kidnapping and Extortion

Tuesday's nationwide sweep by police arrested 121 people charged with kidnapping and extortion across multiple cities and provinces, Colombian police announced.
Amid fights over territory left after the 2016 FARC peace deal, illegal armed and criminal groups finance themselves by kidnapping civilians for ransom, with 651 cases recorded in 2025.
Operation Jade targeted members of the Gulf Clan, the National Liberation Army, and Tren de Aragua, with Colombian police arresting 121 suspects in various cities, after Tuesday's announcement.
Police leadership framed the arrests as sending the message that 'there is no space for kidnappings and extortion' and said 'every arrest weakens the finances of criminal groups and returns tranquility to communities affected by kidnapping and extortion'.
Despite a drop in extortion cases to 12,180 in 2025, the government struggles with drug traffickers and rebel groups fighting over territories abandoned after the 2016 FARC peace deal.

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