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Dec 2023
North Yorkshire businessman and millionaire, Colin Armstrong, has been kidnapped from his home in Ecuador, local media reports have said.
Various Ecuadorian news outlets said the 78-year-old was reportedly taken from his ranch in the Los Ríos territory in the early hours of Saturday, December 16.
A Columbian woman, who is believed to be his partner, was also allegedly taken by the group of kidnappers.
The Ecuadorian police took to social media to say specialised units of the force were carrying out “operational and research tasks” in relation to the case, following an “alleged criminal act against a businessman”.
They did not name Mr Armstrong in the statement.
A spokesperson for the UK’s Foreign and Development Office, which also did not name Mr Armstrong, said in a statement:
Ecuadorian news outlet, Expreso, said the chief of the Los Ríos Police, Colonel William Calle, indicated the anti-kidnapping and extortion units were “working on the release” of the man involved.
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