An influencer has been kidnapped by armed men with cops offering a £23,000 reward to help find her.
Angie Paola Argáez Núñez, 29, was abducted from her private property in the early hours of the morning.
Three or four armed men reportedly stormed the home and forcibly took Angie away.
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The kidnappers then fled in her white 2018 Toyota Fortuner, from the home in Campana, Los Palitos district of Maicao, La Guajira, Columbia.
The incident took place around 2.30am on 10 Aug, as reported by Need To Know.
A reward of £23,000 ($100m Colombian Pesos) has been approved by Miguel Felipe Aragon – the Mayor of Maicao.
The decision came after a security council meeting on the same day as the kidnapping.
The Mayor’s Office said it would be paid to anyone who provides information on her whereabouts.
Police in La Guajira have launched a major search operation across roads, villages and border areas.
Anti-kidnapping police and army units known as Gaula are carrying out intelligence and patrol operations in the countryside and near informal border crossings.
Police intelligence unit Sipol and criminal investigation department Sijín have also joined the search.
Security camera footage is being analysed in a bid to trace the vehicle and identify those responsible.
Authorities have appealed to local residents to come forward with any information that could help locate Angie.
At this moment in time the influencers whereabouts remain unknown.
Authorities have not revealed a possible motive for the kidnapping and it is unclear whether the kidnappers have contacted her relatives.
Angie is a well-known local influencer and entrepreneur, with her relatives, fans and community groups launching an online campaign calling for her safe release.
Angie’s family have pleaded with anyone to come forward with information about where she could be.
Her sister Wendy Argaez Nunez said: “I ask from the bottom of my heart all the people who consider me and show solidarity with this that we as a family are going through, to collaborate by posting my sister Angie Paola Argaez Núñez’s photos from time to time.
“So that this reaches the hearts of those who took her and we can find out her whereabouts.
“Respectfully, we as a family only ask that our sister returns safe and sound, that her integrity is respected.
“My mother is very distressed, and we as siblings are living through an anguish that we do not wish upon anyone.
“If in any way we have failed as a person, we ask for your forgiveness.
“We are human, we make mistakes, and it has never been our intention to offend or hurt anyone.”
Maicao is around 12 miles from the Venezuelan border and is a major commercial crossing point with a long history of smuggling and activity involving armed groups.
Kidnappings have increased in Colombia in recent years.
According to Fundación Ideas para la Paz, there were 256 kidnappings between January and July 2025 – a 57.1 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2024.
Colombia’s Ministry of Defense reported 56 kidnappings during January and February 2026, compared with 50 in the same period the previous year.
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