politics
March 31, 2026
Kidnapping of Diana Ospina may involve more people: recent arrests are the first step
Diana Ospina lived the most traumatizing hours of her life. On Sunday, February 22, she was ready to return to her home in Bogotá after being at a bar.
TL;DR
- Diana Ospina was abducted after hailing a taxi to return home.
- She was held for over 24 hours and subjected to a 'paseo millonario', with approximately 50 million pesos withdrawn from her accounts.
- The kidnappers moved through Bosa, San Cristóbal, and Juan Rey in Usme, and held her in a house.
- Ospina was abandoned on the road to Choachí and later found by police.
- Brothers Diego Armando and Juan Pablo Gómez Cardozo have been arrested.
- The victim's lawyer believes there were more people involved and a deeper plan.
- The arrests are considered the first blow against the criminal network.