Kidnapped British millionaire is RESCUED in Ecuador
- Colin Armstrong, 78, was snatched from his villa by 15 armed males on Saturday
A millionaire British businessman and former diplomat who was kidnapped in Ecuador has been discovered by police – after his girlfriend was questioned as a part of the plot.
Colin Armstrong, 78, was snatched from his villa by 15 armed males on Saturday morning and final seen being bundled into the again of a automotive.
Grainy footage later confirmed his girlfriend Katherine Paola Santos being surrounded by bomb disposal police as an ‘explosive gadget’ was faraway from her however officers suspects she was a part of the rip-off.
On Wednesday Cesar Augusto Zapata Correa, Ecuador’s police chief, tweeted that Mr Armstrong had been discovered on close to Manabi not removed from Los Rios the place he was snatched.
The image – which confirmed him barely out of focus as per native regulation, noticed him flanked by two cops and carrying a baseball cap and he appeared match and effectively.
On Wednesday Cesar Augusto Zapata Correa, Ecuador’s police chief, tweeted that Mr Armstrong (pictured) had been discovered on close to Manabi not removed from Los Rios the place he was snatched
Colin Armstrong, 78, and associate Katherine Paola Santos are pictured collectively in Jamaica
Cmr Correa wrote: ‘Our items launched citizen Colin A., kidnapped just a few days in the past in Los Rios. At the second he’s protected and wholesome.’
He added that 9 folks had been arrested in reference to the kidnap.
There was no fast remark from his household who embody a daughter in California Diana Armstrong Bruns who had earlier instructed the Mail it was a ‘crucial time’ for the household.
His son Nick has flown to Ecuador from his dwelling in North Yorkshire to assist in the hunt.
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