The honorary consul of the United Kingdom in Ecuador is kidnapped | EUROtoday

According to native media, the diplomat can be an agricultural businessman and was kidnapped at daybreak on his farm within the Baba canton.

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The honorary consul of United Kingdom within the port metropolis of Guayaquil, Colin Armstrong, He was kidnapped within the province of Los Ros (southwest) within the midst of a rising wave of violence linked to drug trafficking, the police mentioned this Saturday.

According to native media, the diplomat can be an agricultural businessman and was kidnapped at daybreak on his farm within the canton Baba.

In a message on the X community, the Police indicated that its troops perform “operational and investigative work” in The Ros.

Neither the embassy of United Kingdom, not even Foreign Minister of Ecuador They have spoken about it.

In current years, Ecuador has change into a middle of operations for international and native drug cartels that impose a regime of terror with massacres, kidnappings and extortion.

Numerous gangs management the prisons and streets the place violence has escalated. Since 2018, the nationwide murder fee has quadrupled, going from 6 to 26 per 100,000 inhabitants.

That similar week, your entire nation is shocked by the homicide of 4 brothers aged 7, 5, 3 years and some months by the hands of hitmen, additionally within the metropolis of Guayaquil.

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, In energy since November, he’s dedicated to a tricky coverage in opposition to drug organizations.

Located between Colombia y Per, The world’s largest cocaine producers, Ecuador reached a file 210 tons of medicine seized in 2021.