▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁▁ ▁bar bel th ro at ▁car pet sh ark ▁Category : S outh ▁China ▁Sea ▁Category : Mar ine ▁fish ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁bar bel th ro at ▁car pet sh ark <0x0A> </s> ▁Operation ▁Ja que ▁( ), ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁letter ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁operation , ▁July , ▁and ▁referencing ▁check ▁in ▁ch ess , ▁was ▁a ▁Colomb ian ▁military ▁operation ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁successful ▁rescue ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁host ages , ▁including ▁former ▁Colomb ian ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Í n grid ▁Bet anc ourt . ▁The ▁host ages ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁Colombia ▁( F AR C ). ▁The ▁operation ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁along ▁the ▁Ap apor is ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Gu avia re . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁host ages ▁fre ed ▁were ▁Marc ▁G ons al ves , ▁Thomas ▁How es , ▁and ▁Keith ▁St ans ell , ▁three ▁American ▁military ▁contract ors ▁employed ▁by ▁North rop ▁Gr um man ▁ ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁Colomb ian ▁military ▁and ▁police . ▁Two ▁F AR C ▁members ▁were ▁arrested . ▁ ▁The ▁operation ' s ▁name ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Spanish ▁term ▁for ▁a ▁check ▁in ▁ch ess . ▁ ▁Operation ▁details ▁ ▁The ▁intelligence ▁gather ing ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁began ▁long ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁actually ▁carried ▁out ; ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁American ▁official , ▁Colombia ▁had ▁managed