A hostage was executed by a vicious criminal gang just moments after they realised police were about to swoop the scene.Juan Pablo Castillo Esper, 50, was being kept hostage in the "Pica Pica area" in northern Colombia, between the states of North Santander and Cesar.According to local reports, a special operations unit against kidnapping and extortion were carrying out a search when they came close to the scene.They found gang members and the hostage.According to police sources, the officers were suddenly ambushed from different directions by gang members who had been alerted to their close presence.A police statement read: "The attempt against the police was carried out by a criminal gang who had kidnapped farmer Juan Pablo Castillo Esper.
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