Mother of the Detroit Tigers baseball player Urbina was kidnapped by FARC leader
{{date|March 16, 2005}}

[[w:Venezuela|Venezuela]] recognized that the mother of   [[w:Ugueth Urbina|Ugueth Urbina]], Maura Josefina Villareal,  was kidnapped by  the [[w:Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia]]  (FARC-EP) commander  Alvis Patiño, known as ''El Chiguiro''. Urbina is  a Venezuelan and  a [[w:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] right-handed closer who plays for the [[w:Detroit Tigers|Detroit Tigers]].

Chiguiro has been captured on February 2005. A delegation of authorities from [[w:Colombia|Colombia]] was sent to Venezuela, so he could be identified. Now, after his identification, Colombian officers expects he can be extradicted to Colombia. In Colombia, Chiguiro is expected to be judged  for the alleged crimes of  kidnapping and murderer of the American missionaries Sthephen Everet and Thimoty Dike in 1995.

Some Venezuelan baseball players from the Major Leagues said that kidnapping is a new situation they must learn to live with. None of them said that the risk of kidnappings would prevent their return to Venezuela. 

For years, Venezuelan cattlemen near Colombian borders say that they are victims of extorsion  by FARC forces. This is the first time that the Venezuelan government recognizes that the FARC is responsible by this kind of crime  in Venezuela. 

According to the Colombian authorities, Chiguiro is envolved with the exchange of drugs by  weapons with [[w:Brazil|Brazilian]] traffic drug dealers. 

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://english.eluniversal.com/2005/03/14/en_pol_art_14A541229.shtml
|title=Extradition of FARC rebel must be formally requested by Colombia
|author=
|pub=El Universal
|date=March 14, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://economia.eluniversal.com/2005/03/12/pol_ava_12A540749.shtml
|date=March 12,  2005
|author=
|title=Chacón: Plagiario de madre de Urbina es líder de las FARC
|pub=El Universal
}}

*{{source|url=http://www.terra.com.ve/deportes/articulo/html/dep133711.htm
|date=9 de marzo de 2005
|author=Terra/EFE
|title=Encuesta: Peloteros criollos preocupados por secuestros
|pub=Terra
}}

*{{source|url=http://www.vheadline.info/readnews.asp?id=25864
|title=FARC 16th Front leader, allegedly implicated in Urbina kidnap, arrested
|author=
|pub=VHeadline.com
|date=February 24, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ESPNSports/story?id=514176
|title=Urbina's mother rescued after raid in Venezuela
|author=
|pub=Associated Press
|date=February 20, 2005}}

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Venezuela recognized that the mother of   Ugueth Urbina, Maura Josefina Villareal,  was kidnapped by  the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  (FARC-EP) commander  Alvis Patiño, known as El Chiguiro. Urbina is  a Venezuelan and  a Major League Baseball right-handed closer who plays for the Detroit Tigers.

Chiguiro has been captured on February 2005. A delegation of authorities from Colombia was sent to Venezuela, so he could be identified. Now, after his identification, Colombian officers expects he can be extradicted to Colombia. In Colombia, Chiguiro is expected to be judged  for the alleged crimes of  kidnapping and murderer of the American missionaries Sthephen Everet and Thimoty Dike in 1995.

Some Venezuelan baseball players from the Major Leagues said that kidnapping is a new situation they must learn to live with. None of them said that the risk of kidnappings would prevent their return to Venezuela. 

For years, Venezuelan cattlemen near Colombian borders say that they are victims of extorsion  by FARC forces. This is the first time that the Venezuelan government recognizes that the FARC is responsible by this kind of crime  in Venezuela. 

According to the Colombian authorities, Chiguiro is envolved with the exchange of drugs by  weapons with Brazilian traffic drug dealers. 

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