| Show 6 - - - fir1 - 1 A10 Venezuelan Ranches Become No 31an's Land of Fear Violence LA FRIA Venezuela After half a century of ranch life that nourished his soul and weathered his face Antonio Marquina is about to wash his callused hands of this wild western range MarTiina and the regions other ranchers are sick of the lawlessness that gave rise to a thriving industry of kidnapping and extortion The ranches of Tachira and Apure states have become a no mans land of fear and violence with In blue jeans and and sinewy visage arms Marquina does not look like a millionaire lawyer but that is what he is He owns and works the 3000-acrSanto Cristo ranch outside La Fria in southwestern Venezuela a few miles from Colombia At least 90 cattlemen have been kidnapped in recent years by Colombian guerrillas or renegades or by gangsters who try to pass off their crimes as the Work of rebels from across the border Extortion is practiced on scores of others — rt sun-cure- d fund-raisin- e said Marquina 55 "That was what I loved most in life what gave me the greatest pleasure On the night of Jan 4 that joy was "taken away forever" when more than a dozen armed men kidnapped him from Santo Cristo The kidnappers who described themselves as Colombian guerrillas told him they planned to hold ransom him for a million-dolla- r They put him in a safe house on the Venezuelan side for three days then took him on a march into Colombia Despite their rhetoric Marquina's captors do not appear to two-da- y COLOMIA 00012RAZIL AP Crap tut 1983 has been murdered Abductions have declined dramatically in the vast grasslands of Apure state with only two confirmed cases in a year Authorities cite two reasons: Virtually all the wealthy ranchers have already been kidnapped and the kidnappers most of whom appear to be active guerrillas have turned to extortion Hotel owner Efrain Aponte president of Apure's Chamber of Tourism organizes photographic g NEW & USE POSTURE PLUS FIRM 24 r : y24 Full - - - pc Neer ' ea pc ea pc S39 139 $39 $59 $64 I! 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ANS 0 VENEZUELA Guasdualito wiillalloil DOLLAR g e Apure forces low marks In a rustic pavilion behind the Ranchers' Association in El Nu la four cattlemen said the troops harass them at roadblocks by searching their trucks solicit bribes and confiscate pocket knives flashlights or anything else that strikes their fancy Asked whether they were encouraged by the defense ministers' meeting the ranchers described it as "pure bull" In and around El Nu la a town of about 1500 people the number of murders has risen dramatically Eleven bodies appeared along roadsides or in fields during July and August Two victims had been tortured The fingernails of one were ripped out and the other had the skin of his back draped over his head Ranchers say they do not know who is behind the killings Police attribute them to guerrillas Couched in ceremonious language and including expres ions of "respect" for cattlemen the letter says: "It would not please us if you were to encounter the same fate as some of your colleagues who declined to contribute to our support" The defense ministers of Venezuela and Colombia met Aug 17 at an army base in Guasdualito to discuss ways of tightening frontier security On Aug 1 Colombian rebels blew up a Venezuelan police jeep near the border killing four officers Three days after the defense chiefs announced plans to cooperate against kidnapping and extortion a Colombian rebel group declared "war" on Venezuelan forces in Apure Venezuela has stationed task forces of army National Guard air force and navy troops in Apure Tachira and neighboring Zuha but ranchers give the special rainy-seaso- n AMERICA ' A nil 1 N Caracas Kidnapping has become so routine that criminals adopt practices of legitimate business The sometime mediator said a rancher was freed last year after his family made a down payment on his ransom and agreed to pay the rest by installment Victor Manuel Rodriguez regional chief of the federal Judicial Police said a rancher whose son was taken in July invited a representative of the captors to his home and laid out deeds bank records loan agreements and other documents showing his net worth Convinced their original demand was beyond the family's means the kidnappers reduced it Negotiations between kidnappers and a family often take months and rarely are police notified before the victim is freed Only one rancher Rafael Ramirez kidnapped by guerrillas in I - SOUTH Sae sters- could walk I've worked on a ranch with cattle" "Since Ettr r Caribbean were disaffected guririllas Four captured later were scribed as Venezuelan and Colombian criminals involved in kidnapping for profit "There is a state of anarchy on the border: another Tachira cattleman said "The states presence is very weak: That rancher who asked not to be identified for fear publicity would make him a target has acted as mediator in the ransoming of several kidnapped colleagues fie said the kidnapping began in the late 1970s as a tactic of Colombian rebels but that most of the nearly 50 kidnappings on the Venezuelan side since January 1991 appear to have been the work of "gang- d palm-studde- OkHERICA ign Friday September 25 1992 safaris to several big ranches Flocks of scarlet ibis pink spoonbill cranes and white storks decorate the sky above herds of cattle fattening on the grass The savanna's rivers are home to caymans and freshwater dolphins Aponte said seven of the eight big ranchers on the tourist board's itinerary have been kidnapped ransomed and released "The security problem hurts tourism" he complained "But the tourist has nothing to worry about What the heck would they do with a tourist?" Colombian guerrillas cross the border at will leaving their fatigues and assault rifles behind and collect from ranchers for "la vacuna" vaccination against kidnapping Authorities say the practice is widespread Though individual ranchers are loath to admit paying protection money they acknowledge the practice Many say their neighbors pay or have paid Rodriguez exhibited a form letter bearing the image of an armed rebel and the letterhead of the Simon Bolivar Guerrilla ORTH 3r0 mlaf treemeerellet have been active rebels lie and police believe some THE AssocIATED PREss $ WORLD The Salt Lake Tribune Otter May rani OD 1992 BLOCKBUSTER Entenalnmen1CorDoratiOn I |
