Various media outlets in Mexico reported that the singer Alfredo Olivas and his work team were deprived of their liberty by an armed command after their presentation in the state of Zacatecas.
According to information from Newscast, a group of armed men would have intercepted the vans in which the singer and his companions were traveling. However, hours later, the singer used his social networks to confirm that he was in his house and out of danger.
Newscast reported that an armed group stripped the singer and his companions of their belongings and the cars in which they were traveling, which is why the authorities of Zacatecas and Coahuila worked together to find the criminals, managing to save five people who were deprived of their liberty .
At no time was it confirmed that Alfredo was among those five people, a situation that set off alarm bells among followers and the media, which did not take long to replicate the news.
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However, during the program First handthe journalist Gustavo Adolfo Infante denied what was said by Newscast, affirming that he spoke with Alex Jiménez, press representative of the interpreter of corridos, who denied that Alfredo was deprived of his liberty.
Various international media outlets are giving the kidnapping of Alfredo Olivas as a fact. I just spoke with the person who reports to him.
In turn, Alfredo used his Instagram account to let his followers know that he is in perfect condition, a situation that both fans as close friends they thanked, because they were very worried about the singer.
Similarly, Alex Jiménez affirmed that Alfredo has been at home since February 12, as well as that they do not know how the rumor of his supposed kidnapping spread.