The border with Colombia is a golden mine for abductors
Tutopia.com - EFE

30.10.2000 12:00:00 AM

Caracas (EFE) .-A whole of 25 Venezuelans, the majority inhabitants of the frontier(opposite) zone with Colombia, has been kidnapped between(among) January and last July, it(he,she) indicated today a report of Ranchers' Association of Venezuela.

The report, which details the name of the victims, the date and place of the kidnapping, indicated that in most of the cases " the modus operandi is similar to the used one for the Colombian guerrilla warfare ", and it(he,she) indicated as supposed(alleged) persons in charge to " embryos of the guerrilla warfare " installed inside Venezuela.

" We are not policemen(polices) and we can not determine to the persons in charge, but yes it(he,she) is called us the attention the use of the same procedure of the guerrilla warfare. There are (involved) the embryos created by the ELN, FARC and EPL " that would be installed in several Venezuelan regions, it(he,she) indicated the report of the ranchers.

It(he,she) Made clear that in the kidnappings they inform of four eight persons, who once empowered of his(its) victim move to Colombia, where the captivity lasts from six to ten months.

The report needed(specified) that of all 25 cases registered in the first seven months of this year, eleven have been liberated after the payment of rescues that go between(among) 450.000 and 500.000 dollars, but 14 victims remain still(yet) in captivity " allegedly in Colombian territory ".

The ranchers insisted in that(that) the politics of the Government of the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, to confront the frontier(opposite) crimes associated with the guerrilla warfare of the neighboring(similar) country " it(he,she) has not given his(its,her) fruits ".

In the opinion of the ranchers and several speakers of the opposition(examination), the Chávez's " noble " politics to give the national territory for the negotiations of peace between(among) guerrillas and the civil Colombian society - in at least three opportunities - it is not corresponded(fitted) by the subversive ones, who, on the contrary, " they have increased his(its) action " criminal in the colombo-Venezuelan border, of 2.219 kilometres.

In this sense, the report of the Ranchers' Venezuelan Association indicated that " almost the third part(report) " of all 25 kidnappings they took place(were produced) last July.

The Ranchers' national Federation (FEDENAGA), it(he,she) denounced in the middle of October that the Colombian guerrillas had achieved to penetrate in at least twelve Venezuelan regions, where in combination with the common underworld they plan and develop the kidnappings and you extract to that they submit to the inhabitants of the bordering zone.

The version, qualified of " exagerate(excessive) enough " for the Venezuelan minister of Exterior(foreign) Relations, Jose Vicente Rangel, was ratified by the governor reelected of the Carabobo's central condition(state), the Christian Democratic ex politician Henrique Salas Feo.

According to Rooms Snub, Venezuela is to the doors of one " possible terrorist climbing " commanded by the Colombian guerrilla warfare that, he(she) assured, has managed to penetrate and to organize in the center of this South American country.

The report of the cattle union added that have been murdered 14 per cent of all 350 Venezuelans kidnapped between(among) 1979 and this year 2000.