The kidnappers demanded $500,000 for the release of the wife and son but the family refused to pay, police said.

The incident occurred amid a state of emergency declared 10 days ago by the government in nine areas of the country.

Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez’s wife and ... Insecurity and crime have plagued Ecuador for four years, with an increase in the first few months of the year, according to the ...

(AP Photo/Gustavo Garello, File) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez’s wife and 5-year-old child ...