Cuenca, Ecuador: Young Man Rescued in Kidnapping Extortion Plot

Posted on January 24, 2018 • Filed under: Crime, Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency

ECUAVISA.COM/ELTELEGRAFO – In Cuenca, a young man of 26 years of age was kidnapped near the downtown area (Parque Abdón Calderón) on January 18, 2018, at gunpoint. The kidnapping extortion ring demanded $100,000 for his release. The kidnappers had demanded his family pay a ransom of $100,000 for his release. Agents with the anti-kidnapping and extortion unit(unase) of the National Police rescued the victim near calles Mariscal Lamar and Juan Montalvo. Three suspects were detained. The victim was then reunited with his family. Read Article

 

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