A Businessman Kidnapped in Ecuador Rescued in an Operation Where Eight People Were Killed

A businessman who had been kidnapped in Ecuador, and for whom his captors asked for a million dollars to release him, was rescued after an intense search in which eight people died two weeks ago in a confrontation, including seven alleged criminals and a policeman. The businessman was kidnapped since last May 5, when he was kidnapped at his home in the coastal province of Santa Elena by a group of armed men who took him in a vehicle to an unknow…

The businessman from St. Helena who was released this Sunday after being kidnapped for 20 days had been kidnapped by alleged members of the organized crime group (GDO) Los Lagartos.