Palomas dentist kidnapped
Columbus Police reported Sunday afternoon Dr Roberto Fierro, a Palomas, Mexico, dentist, was still in the hands of men who kidnapped from his clinic at gunpoint last Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. Fierro has numerous patients from the United States.
“He is still in (their) custody,” Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega said just before 2:30 p.m, Sunday. “We have confirmed that he is OK.”
Vega said negotiations were underway with Fierro’s family for the doctor’s release. That information, Vega said, was intelligence reaching his office from sources other than Mexican officials or authorities.
“About 2 p.m,” Vega said of time of Wednesday’s kidnapping. “Three suspects. Men. They took him at gunpoint.”
No bystanders were injured, Vega said.
Vega said he believes this and other abductions are the work of drug cartels.
“It’s getting worse” Vega said.
Fierro has two sons who are American citizens.
Events in Palomas impact Columbus and vice-versa, as many residents of each have family or friends in the other.
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