Arrest made for abduction, deaths of 3 Ecuador press workers

BOGOTA – Authorities in Colombia have arrested an additional person for the kidnapping of three Ecuadorean press workers who investigators say were killed by a dissident band of leftist rebels.

Police announced the capture of Gustavo Angulo Arboleda on Wednesday and said he was responsible for stopping the vehicle carrying a reporter and photographer along with their driver.

The suspect is known by his alias “Cherry” and is considered a confidante of Walter Arizala, the leader of a group of guerrillas.

Officials say Arizala’s group is also responsible for the recent killing of three Colombian judicial investigators along the tumultuous southern border with Ecuador.

Investigators believe the El Comercio workers were kidnapped in Ecuador and transported by rebels into Colombia.

Colombian authorities have made several arrests, but Arizala himself remains at large.