Within the framework of the operation against extortion and kidnapping named ‘Operación Sostenida contra la extorsión y el secuestro’, the Office of the Attorney General and Gaula (Army) arrested 395 people in 45 days that were accused of committing extortion and kidnapping.
Analysis carried out by the Office of the Attorney General on complaints and cases of kidnapping and extortion allowed to identity those organizations most likely to turn to these crimes, in addition to detecting several areas of the country affected by this criminal phenomenon.