Five Ecuadorian tourists were kidnapped and killed on Ayampe beach in southwest Ecuador. The victims were subjected to “interrogations,” according to a local police commander.
President Daniel Noboa expressed his “solidarity with the families’ The president indicated on his X account that a person had been arrested in a case illustrating that drug traffickers “seek to sow terror” “We will not rest until we find the others,’ he said. Around 20 armed people in total took part in the kidnapping.