The Big Money promoter is asked to hand over $ 3 million to free his relative.
A video of less than a minute is circulating on social networks where Washington Darwin Nazareno Mideros, brother of Miguel Ángel Nazareno, is supposedly seen in captivity. The latter, better known as Don Naza, a popular character in Quevedo who until the middle of this year collected money and offered to pay it in eight days with up to 90% interest.
Darwin was kidnapped on Monday the 6th, on the Buena Fe-Quevedo road, at a gas station in Quevedo.
That day, four men intercepted him and intimidated him with firearms, and then put him, under threats, in a gray vehicle in which his captors were mobilizing.
Family members formally denounced Darwin’s kidnapping at the Prosecutor’s Office.
The brother of ‘Don Naza’ is kidnapped in Quevedo
In the video, who would be the brother of Don Naza He appears with his face covered to below the nose, kneeling and with his arms crossed, while he is pointed with weapons and a kind of machete.
The man asks for help to get out of the place where they have him, while a voice, which would be one of the alleged kidnappers, launches the threats: he asks that Don Naza return the money you claim you owe them in exchange for the life of the abductee.
“We want our three million dollars in twelve hours. If, otherwise, in twelve hours he does not obey the orders, your Nazarene relative will be beheaded, “says the voice heard in the video.
Two police officers confirmed the veracity of the video. For its part, the National Police has not yet ruled on the matter.
‘Don Naza’: the man who collects money in Quevedo and offers to pay it in eight days at 90% interest, has been wanted for years for a debt
Days ago, the video of the moment in which the victim was kidnapped also circulated on social networks. There it is observed that an individual gets into the vehicle of the affected person, on the passenger side, and reviews some documents. Seconds later the other men arrive who lower the car and also take out a backpack.
The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the kidnapped is the brother of Miguel Ángel Nazareno. The latter appeared as the owner of the then Big Money platform, which operated in Quevedo. According to the authorities, the activity he was doing was illegal and for this reason two judicial processes were opened: for alleged illegal capture of money and massive fraud.
Miguel Nazareno’s wife is also linked to these legal proceedings, as well as a third person, identified as Dayana S.
“With the complaint from the relatives of the citizen that is observed in the video of the gas station, where the event occurred, it is confirmed that Washington Nazareno, brother of the leader of Big Money, is indeed kidnapped,” said, at the time, the Los Ríos provincial prosecutor, Karina Gianopatín. (I)
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