Kidnapping and Abduction Intelligence Report: 16th – 31st August 2018
Intelligence Fusion’s fortnightly report collating all incidents relating to abduction and kidnapping from across the globe. Full incident details are available to clients and subscribers.
North America
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| North America | USA | 16/08/2018 14:50 | A woman was possibly abducted in Fayetteville. |
| North America | Mexico | 17/08/2018 11:00 | 12 year old female Chinese national kidnapped by a woman at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia |
| North America | Mexico | 17/08/2018 17:01 | Young girl missing in Centla, State of Tabasco; Believed to have been kidnapped by her Step-father |
| North America | USA | 17/08/2018 17:00 | Two individuals arrested and a kidnapped man rescued in the Venustiano Carranza area of Mexico City, in the State of Mexico |
| North America | USA | 17/08/2018 17:01 | A man allegedly kidnapped a woman in Salt Lake City |
| North America | USA | 17/08/2018 11:00 | A woman was reportedly kidnapped and tortured in Blount County, Tennessee |
| North America | USA | 21/08/2018 19:30 | Man attempted to abduct a child on W. 47th St., in the Back of the Yards neighbourhood of Chicago |
| North America | USA | 21/08/2018 16:00 | A man tried to kidnap a 10 year old girl in New Orleans |
| North America | Mexico | 22/08/2018 12:00 | 2 individuals rescued from a virtual kidnapping attempt at the Hotel Ave. Cancun in Cancun, State of Quintana Roo |
| North America | Mexico | 23/08/2018 00:00 | 4 kidnapped individuals rescued in the Nueva Esperanza neighbourhood of Sayula de Aleman, in the State of Veracruz |
| North America | Mexico | 25/08/2018 12:00 | 22 kidnapped migrants rescued from a home in San Cristobal de Las Casas, in the State of Chiapas |
| North America | USA | 26/08/2018 12:00 | Man attempts to abduct an 11 year old child on South Vincennes Ave., in the Gresham neighbourhood of Chicago |
| North America | USA | 27/08/2018 20:00 | A man attempted to abduct a child in Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
| North America | USA | 27/08/2018 12:00 | Two men kidnapped, tortured and tried to extort a woman in Palm Beach |
| North America | Mexico | 27/08/2018 15:00 | Kidnapped 19 year old boy managed to escape from his captors and sought help in Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras, in the State of Guerrero |
| North America | Mexico | 27/08/2018 13:40 | 10 year old girls disappears in Villa Ocuiltzapotlan, in the State of Tabasco |
| North America | USA | 29/08/2018 12:30 | A man driving a white van attempted to abduct a child in Whitetown, Indiana |
South America
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| South America | Colombia | 25/08/2018 12:00 | Authorities foil the kidnapping attempt of 3 individuals in the municipality of Tibu in Norte de Santander |
| South America | Argentina | 28/08/2018 12:00 | 9 year old girl tied up and gagged by 2 unidentified individuals inside her home in the Ibarra neighbourhood of Villa Gobernador Galvez |
| South America | Brazil | 30/08/2018 06:00 | Bus hijacked and passengers held hostage by criminals along the Rio-Santos highway near Mangaratiba, in the State of Rio de Janeiro |
Africa
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| Africa | South Africa | 16/08/2018 14:00 | 8-year-old girl kidnapped in Platfontein |
| Africa | Cameroon | 16/08/2018 06:00 | Deputy Mayor kidnapped in Ndop, north West Region |
| Africa | DRC | 17/08/2018 12:00 | 4 Red Cross workers kidnapped by Mai Mai militiamen in Tanganyika territory |
| Africa | Malawi | 18/08/2018 03:00 | Police are attempting to find a person who attempted to kidnap a boy with albinism in Ngabu, Malawi |
| Africa | Libya | 16/08/2018 00:01 | Unknown gunmen kidnap a 17-year-old boy between Ras Lanuf and Ben Jawad |
| Africa | Nigeria | 16/08/2018 23:40 | Gunmen shot dead a man and abducted two others at Sheda in Kwali Area Council, Nigeria |
| Africa | Ghana | 17/08/2018 12:00 | 21-year-old woman kidnapped at Nkroful junction in Sekondi-Takoradi |
| Africa | Nigeria | 18/08/2018 12:00 | Police rescued an electoral commission employee who had been kidnapped in Akwa Ibom |
| Africa | Morocco | 19/08/2018 00:01 | 17-year-old kidnapped, gang raped and tortured for over 2 months in Olad Ayad, Beni Melal |
| Africa | Nigeria | 19/08/2018 01:00 | Priest’s wife kidnapped in Guguwa, Igabi LGA of Kaduna State |
| Africa | Cameroon | 19/08/2018 18:00 | Prison Administrator kidnapped in Bali, North West Region |
| Africa | Nigeria | 20/08/2018 12:30 | 4 reported killed during failed kidnap attempt in Ogbemakoku/Iyak community in Abua-Odual LGA, Rivers State |
| Africa | Cameroon | 21/08/2018 12:00 | Multiple kidnappings reported in Ngaoundéré, Adamawa Region |
| Africa | Nigeria | 21/08/2018 00:01 | Armed Ogbe-Ijoh and Isaba youths allegedly abduct a farmer in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State |
| Africa | Cameroon | 21/08/2018 12:00 | District judge kidnapped in Bamenda, North West Region |
| Africa | Nigeria | 22/08/2018 00:01 | Man kidnapped in Delta State |
| Africa | South Africa | 23/08/2018 07:00 | Grade 9 girl abducted and sexually assaulted in Cape Town |
| Africa | South Africa | 24/08/2018 15:00 | 9-year-old boy kidnapped from an aftercare facility in Newtown, Durban |
| Africa | Uganda | 24/08/2018 14:00 | Attempted kidnap of an MP from his hospital bed at Lubaga hospital, Uganda |
| Africa | Nigeria | 25/08/2018 00:01 | Woman kidnapped in Amaigbo, Nwangele LGA of Imo State |
| Africa | South Sudan | 25/08/2018 14:00 | 2 children kidnapped between Jebel Mulak and Korangeref of Jubek state |
| Africa | Nigeria | 25/08/2018 08:00 | A youth corps member has been kidnapped while serving in Birnin Kebbi, Akwa Ibom |
| Africa | Nigeria | 25/08/2018 00:01 | Youth cult member is kidnapped in Nto Okon Usung Itike village in Ukanafun, Akwa Ibom State |
| Africa | Cameroon | 26/08/2018 12:00 | 3 ENEO energy company workers kidnapped in Buea, South West Region |
Europe
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| Europe | Spain | 16/08/2018 16:45 | A father abducted his two daughters in Alicante and tried to board a ferry to Algeria |
| Europe | Italy | 17/08/2018 12:00 | Woman kidnapped, beaten up and sexually abused by former partner in Reggio Emilia |
| Europe | Turkey | 18/08/2018 08:00 | Kidnap attempt in Istanbul’s Denizköşkler neighborhood – Avcilar district |
| Europe | United Kingdom | 25/08/2018 10:45 | A man armed with a knife attempted to abduct a lone woman at a Hillingdon Park in Yeading in London |
| Europe | United Kingdom | 26/08/2018 01:35 | A woman was reportedly forced into a car in a suspected kidnapping in Warrington |
| Europe | Turkey | 28/08/2018 23:00 | Kidnapped Libyan student rescued in Istanbul – 3 Syrians arrested |
| Europe | Italy | 30/08/2018 11:00 | Polish woman kidnapped and beaten up in Sommacampagna, Verona Province |
| Europe | Italy | 30/08/2018 10:00 | Woman kidnapped and tortured in Lumezzane, Brescia Province |
Middle East
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| Middle East | UAE | 16/08/2018 00:01 | 3 years jail for Dubai Airport kidnapper |
| Middle East | Yemen | 28/08/2018 00:01 | Houthis kidnapped dozens from Al-Kharba, Dhamar Governorate |
Asia
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| Asia | Philippines | 16/08/2018 05:20 | Police officer and 2 civilians reportedly kidnapped by NPA rebels in Sitio Kapaltatan near Ilagan City, Isabela |
| Asia | Philippines | 16/08/2018 07:00 | 10 year old boy reportedly kidnapped by unidentified men in Jolo, Sulu |
| Asia | India | 16/08/2018 10:00 | A 5 year old boy was kidnapped in the Sakinaka’s Jarimari area of Mumbai |
| Asia | Philippines | 19/08/2018 00:00 | 3 Chinese nationals kidnap a fellow Chinese national in Barangay Pio del Pilar in Makati |
| Asia | India | 19/08/2018 02:00 | Abducted 2 year old rescued in Bamunimaidam, India |
| Asia | Philippines | 19/08/2018 12:00 | Kidnapped soldier and CAFGU member manage to escape from the NPA in BArangay Lambog, Man-ay, Davao Oriental |
| Asia | Malaysia | 21/08/2018 23:30 | Police rescued a kidnap victim and arrested 13 people in Johor Baru |
| Asia | Cambodia | 22/08/2018 00:01 | A Chinese businessman was kidnapped in Tuol Kouk District of Phnom Penh |
| Asia | India | 22/08/2018 12:00 | 3 abducted children rescued, 2 kidnappers arrested from Secunderabad Railway Station in Hyderbad, Telangana |
| Asia | Malaysia | 24/08/2018 00:01 | Man abducted and assaulted by a group of suspected loan sharks in Johor Baru |
| Asia | China | 25/08/2018 14:00 | 5 year old girl kidnapped in Xuanwei, Yunnan province |
| Asia | Kashmir | 30/08/2018 20:00 | 5 kin of policemen abducted by terrorists in south Kashmir, J&K |
Oceania
| Region | Country | Date and Time | Incident Details |
| Oceania | New Zealand | 19/08/2018 13:00 | Woman kidnapped in Tikipunga, Whangarei |
| Oceania | New Zealand | 21/08/2018 15:00 | Attempted child abduction in Timaru, Southern Island |
| Oceania | New Zealand | 23/08/2018 22:00 | Baby kidnapped from hospital in South Brisbane |
| Oceania | New Zealand | 29/08/2018 13:00 | A woman attempted to abduct a 6 year old girl in Currimundi, Sunshine Coast |
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