Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in his home country of Venezuela.Ramos, 24, was approached by four armed men near his home in Santa Ines and taken away in a car, according to El Nacional, a Venezuelan newspaper. Ramos' Venezuelan winter league team, Tigres de Aragua, has also confirmed the kidnapping on Twitter. "This is sad, worrisome and true that Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped," team spokeswoman Kathe Vilera said via Twitter. According to the Associated Press, judicial police in Venezuela said the gunmen entered Ramos' home. Source:USA Today
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)—Venezuelan police rescued Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos(notes) on Friday, two days after he was kidnapped, officials announced. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on state television that Ramos was “safe and sound” and that he was rescued by police. He said the circumstances weren’t immediately clear. Information Minister Andres Izarra initially reported the rescue via Twitter, saying Ramos was “found alive by security forces in mountainous zone.” Izarra said it was “a rescue operation by air,” which was authorized earlier in the day by President Hugo Chavez. “Ramos free!,” said one message on Izarra’s account. State television reported that three men were arrested in the kidnapping. Source:Yahoo
That's certainly great news. I know that's their homeland and all but heck that. Bring your family to America. THis stuff has gotten out of control.
:word: This is just bump in the road for the bad guys. This kind of stuff will continue and no-one should be a surprise when it does. These 'south of the border' countries are completely out of control and if Latino players want to save themselves or members of their family, move to the US.
through the years, i've been to venezuala and some other countries where there are more and more of these kidnappings occurring. I have to say that as more and more of these 'kidnappings for ransom' are occurring, the less likely i am to desire to want to travel to some countries and it's unfortunate because these thugs are making tourism to their countries, which for many of them is a huge influx of wealth/jobs needed by the people that live there, less appealing.
