Jhon Frank Pinchao Blanco (born 1970) is a Colombian policeman with the rank of Second Lieutenant who was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group[1] after FARC's attack on the town of Mitú, Vaupés Department on November 1, 1998.

The attack on Mitú lasted 12 hours until the policemen ran out of ammunition, then FARC took over the town for 3 days.

During the FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002) the Colombian government brokered a deal with the FARC and all of the low ranking policemen held as hostages were freed.

[1] In a televised interview with Caracol TV, Pinchao partially narrated his quest to freedom.

[6] He had also seen the three American contractors Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes and Marc Gonsalves also kidnapped by the FARC.