The wife of a football player, the 5 -year -old was saved after her kidnapping by the militants while invading the house in Ecuador

On Friday, the police authorities said that the family of the Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodriguez was rescued after being kidnapped from her home in the coastal city of Guaayakil.

Rodriguez, 26, was hidden under his bed during A 24 -year -old wife and her 5 -year -old son were taken On Wednesday by four “convincing and armed personnel” who forced their way home in the Mucho Loth neighborhood.

Police chief Pablo Davila said that the wife and son received medical attention after their release and were safe.

Davila added that the kidnappers demanded $ 500,000 to release the wife and son, but the family refused to pay. Rodriguez is the left back that plays with the first band club Emilik.

After the police operations late Thursday, the couple officers in the famous “El Fortín” neighborhood identified in the northwestern part of the city. The area is one of the most dangerous, place where 22 people were slaughtered In March.

Quayaquil is 170 miles southwest of the capital, Kito.

The kidnapping occurred amid an emergency state announced by the government 10 days ago in nine regions of the country, including the province of Gwias, to which Guaayakle belongs. This measure allows the security forces to mobilize in those lands to combat the operations of organized crime groups, which blame the authorities for the wave of violence.

Ecuador is home to about 20 criminal gangs – with amazing names such as “Los Freddy Kroyerz” and “The Peaky Blinders” Participate in trafficking, kidnapping and extortion.

Insecurity and Ecuador crime were afflicted for a period of four years, with an increase in the first few months of the year, according to the government. From January to March, 2,345 violent deaths were reported, 742 of which were in Guaayakle.

The city of Port is one of the most dangerous regions in the country. From these ports, illegal drug shipments are sent to Europe, Central America and the United States, according to the authorities.

Other athletes have been targeted in the past. In December, football player Pedro Perlaza, who played with Lega de Kito, was kidnapped in Izmir Aldas, a city located about 115 miles northwest of Kito. He was Rescue After a few days.

President Daniel NuboaAnd, which was re -elected to a second term in the elections earlier this month, suggested that special forces be deployed in Ecuador to address drug violence and floating legal reforms to allow us to work in the country.

At least two prominent Ecuadorian gangs leaders have been targeted by the United States this year. Earlier this month, the fugitive leader of “Los Sheronos”, who relied on strikes, bribes and military weapons to do commercial actions He was accused in New York City On charges of importing thousands of pounds from cocaine to the United States. Jose Adolvo Makas Villarar – whose name is the title “problem” He escaped from prison in Ecuador last year, not in the American nursery.

In 2024, and The US Treasury imposed sanctions On “Los Shuniros”.

Earlier this year, the leader of one of the largest crime unions in Ecuador, Los Lobos, was At home In the coastal city of Portovijo. The armed forces said in a statement that Carlos de, who was widely known by his name, nicknamed Shino, was the second useful Los Lubus and “is a high value.”

the The United States announced last year Los Lobos To be the largest drug trafficking organization in Ecuador.