The dad and mom of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz have been reportedly kidnapped in Colombia.
Stories counsel the winger’s mom has since been rescued however his father stays lacking. Native information reviews say the couple have been stopped whereas driving a van in the city of Barrancas, in La Guajira, the place Diaz grew up.
The Day by day Mail says the suspected two kidnappers commendeered the van earlier than fleeing the scene. Information web site Semana says nationwide Gaula police director Colonel Geovanni Cristancho is travelling to the northern area to spearhead the search and rescue.
Navy and police providers are stated to be working collectively to seek out Diaz’s father.
Colombia’s Legal professional Common’s Workplace has stated additionally it is trying into the incident. Writing on X, previously Twitter, it stated: “From the second through which the Fiscalía Common of the Nation realized of the kidnapping of the dad and mom of the Colombian participant Luis Díaz, within the Barrancas sector, in La Guajira , a specialised crew of prosecutors, officers of the Technical Investigation Corps, CTI , and investigators from the Gaula Police and Navy are in pressing motion to be able to discover the placement of those individuals, make clear the information and discover these accountable.”
The Colombian army added: “Our and troops help the search operation for the dad and mom of soccer participant Luis Díaz, who’re apparently victims of kidnapping.”
Blu Radio Colombia shared a video from Diaz’s hometown. It reported his mom had been discovered.
Diaz, 26, just lately featured for Liverpool within the Merseyside derby towards Everton. Earlier than that he had been linking up with the Colombian nationwide aspect.