AN Ecuadorian footballer who was kidnapped close to the Colombian border has been released, according to reports.
Pedro Perlaza was abducted in the province of Esmeraldas in his native country.
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Perlaza’s family reported him missing on Monday evening, with the alleged abduction taking place at 9am that day.
But local sources are now reporting he has been released.
Colonel Diego Velastegui, police chief of the oil port of Esmeralda, said: “They have been mistreated, but they are alive.”
