The general commander of the police, Cesar Zapata, iHe indicated that the former consul had been released on a road to the coastal province of Manabí (southwest) and that nine people had been arrested.
‘On the way to Manabí, our units freed civilian Collin A., who had been kidnapped days earlier in Los Ríos. “Right now he is safe and sound.”Zapata wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter).
The general commander accompanied the message with a photo showing the former consul accompanied by two police officers.
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ecuador, Chris Campbell He noted on his X account that Armstrong had been released “safely.”
“We are very pleased that Colin Armstrong, our former honorary consul in Guayaquil, has been safely released. Our thanks go to the National Police for all their efforts to secure Colin’s release. Thank you,” he wrote.
For her part, the Minister of the Interior, Monica Palencia,He assured that they will not allow impunity.
“Thanks to the work of the Ecuadorian police and its units, the rescue of the former honorary consul of the United Kingdom and the arrest of 9 people were achieved. We will not allow impunity. Police actions continue,” he said in his X account. .
Source: El heraldo

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