FARC Find Big Business in Smuggling Cattle from Venezuela

With each passing day, Venezuelan authorities have more and more proof that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are operating within their borders. The most recent evidence was obtained when they arrested a Colombian citizen involved in a kidnapping. The authorities found that the detainee is linked to the illegal trafficking of livestock from the southwestern Venezuelan state of Apure into Colombia. PanAm Post received unofficial access to the police report, which was made available by the Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Group (GAES) of the National Bolivarian Guard (GNB). The documents shows that, on October 14, San Fernando de Apure state police captured two Colombians in a room at the Hotel Reina. Inside were two Venezuelan citizens whom the Colombians had kidnapped and held for ransom for Bs$3.5 million (US$4,000). More…