{"id":37006,"date":"2026-02-18T03:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noti-america.com\/site\/ecuador\/?p=37006"},"modified":"2026-02-18T03:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:41:04","slug":"policia-nacional-del-ecuador-frustra-pagos-por-mas-de-usd-14-millones-en-secuestros-y-extorsiones-y-detiene-a-36-delincuentes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noti-america.com\/site\/ecuador\/2026\/02\/18\/policia-nacional-del-ecuador-frustra-pagos-por-mas-de-usd-14-millones-en-secuestros-y-extorsiones-y-detiene-a-36-delincuentes\/","title":{"rendered":"Polic\u00eda Nacional del Ecuador frustra pagos por m\u00e1s de USD 1,4 millones en secuestros y extorsiones y detiene a 36 delincuentes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>REDACCI\u00d3N NOTI-AM\u00c9RICA (ECUADOR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mg-header\">\n<div class=\"media mg-info-author-block\">\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<div style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid wp-post-image lazy entered loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-10.42.13-AM-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Resumen de operativos<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"page-content-single small single\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Entre el 9 y el 15 de febrero de 2026, la Polic\u00eda Nacional del Ecuador, a trav\u00e9s de la Unidad Nacional Antisecuestro y Extorsi\u00f3n (UNASE), ejecut\u00f3 31 intervenciones simult\u00e1neas en varias provincias del pa\u00eds como parte de los operativos denominados \u201cLibertad\u201d. Las acciones se desarrollaron en Los R\u00edos, Esmeraldas, Manab\u00ed, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo, Sierra Centro y el Distrito Metropolitano de Guayaquil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Las intervenciones, enmarcadas en la Estrategia Operacional 3D \u2014orientada a debilitar, desorganizar y desarticular estructuras criminales\u2014, permitieron la captura de 36 personas presuntamente vinculadas a delitos de secuestro y extorsi\u00f3n. De los aprehendidos, 19 estar\u00edan relacionados con grupos delictivos organizados como \u201cLos Lobos\u201d, \u201cLos Tiguerones\u201d, \u201cLos \u00c1guilas\u201d y \u201cLos Choneros\u201d, estructuras que operan en distintas zonas del territorio nacional.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Durante los operativos tambi\u00e9n fueron liberadas seis personas que permanec\u00edan en cautiverio. Las v\u00edctimas recibieron atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica inmediata y posteriormente fueron reunificadas con sus familiares, bajo acompa\u00f1amiento policial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Entre los casos m\u00e1s relevantes de la segunda semana de febrero consta el procedimiento ejecutado el 11 de febrero en el sector Florida, en Guayaquil, donde dos individuos fueron aprehendidos por presuntamente extorsionar a un comerciante mediante mensajes y videos intimidatorios en los que exig\u00edan altas sumas de dinero. La intervenci\u00f3n se activ\u00f3 tras la denuncia y el an\u00e1lisis t\u00e9cnico de informaci\u00f3n que permiti\u00f3 identificar y ubicar a los sospechosos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">De igual forma, el 9 de febrero se desarrollaron operativos en Santo Domingo y Sucumb\u00edos que dejaron tres detenidos por extorsi\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de la aplicaci\u00f3n de mensajer\u00eda WhatsApp. En los allanamientos se incautaron cartuchos sin percutir, comprobantes de pago y terminales m\u00f3viles presuntamente utilizados para las amenazas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">El 12 de febrero, en el cant\u00f3n Santa Elena, cinco personas fueron aprehendidas tras ser se\u00f1aladas de exigir USD 5.000 a un ciudadano a cambio de no atentar contra su vida, la de su familia ni su local comercial. En este procedimiento se decomisaron cartuchos, comprobantes de pago y una motocicleta que habr\u00eda sido utilizada para movilizarse en distintos sectores de la provincia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32853\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32853\" class=\"lazy entered loaded wp-image-32853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM-300x169.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.12.39-PM.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detenidos<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32852\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32852\" class=\"lazy entered loaded wp-image-32852 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.07.53-PM-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.07.53-PM-300x225.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.07.53-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.07.53-PM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.07.53-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.07.53-PM.jpeg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detenidos 1<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32855\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32855\" class=\"lazy entered loaded wp-image-32855 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.14.34-PM-300x202.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.14.34-PM-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.14.34-PM-1024x689.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.14.34-PM-768x516.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.14.34-PM-1536x1033.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.14.34-PM.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detenidos<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32851 aligncenter lazy entered loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM-300x225.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.05.36-PM.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32855 aligncenter lazy entered loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-300x225.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/noticias.policia.gob.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-17-at-12.16.01-PM.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Seg\u00fan las estimaciones oficiales, las acciones ejecutadas evitaron que las v\u00edctimas entregaran un total de USD 1.459.225 a los presuntos extorsionadores y secuestradores, lo que representa un impacto directo en las fuentes de financiamiento de estas estructuras criminales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">La Polic\u00eda Nacional reiter\u00f3 su llamado a la ciudadan\u00eda a denunciar de manera oportuna cualquier hecho relacionado con secuestro o extorsi\u00f3n, a fin de activar los protocolos especializados y prevenir nuevos delitos.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REDACCI\u00d3N NOTI-AM\u00c9RICA (ECUADOR) Entre el 9 y el 15 de febrero de 2026, la Polic\u00eda Nacional del Ecuador, a trav\u00e9s de la Unidad Nacional Antisecuestro y Extorsi\u00f3n (UNASE), ejecut\u00f3 31 intervenciones simult\u00e1neas en 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