▁used ▁American ▁sp y ▁sat ell ites ▁to ▁track ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁host ages ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Keith ▁T row bridge ▁( S ar Dev ▁International ), ▁an ▁American ▁kid nap ▁and ▁r ans om ▁consult ant , ▁alleg edly ▁provided ▁Colombia ▁with ▁ground ▁reconna issance ▁and ▁the ▁intelligence ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁pla cement ▁of ▁the ▁mole ▁within ▁F AR C . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁T row bridge ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁dead ly ▁yet ▁successful ▁rescue ▁of ▁a ▁te en age ▁host age ▁from ▁the ▁F AR C ▁six ▁kilom eters ▁south ▁of ▁Med ell in ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁aff ording ▁him ▁a ▁unique ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Colombia ▁jud ici ary . ▁Although ▁Colombia ▁acknowled ged ▁T row bridge ' s ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁Med ell ín ▁case , ▁they ▁strongly ▁denied ▁his ▁inter vention . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁tracking ▁technology ▁was ▁also , ▁alleg edly , ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁rescue . ▁Some ▁reports ▁also ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Global ▁C ST , ▁a ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁former ▁Isra eli ▁Brig ad ier ▁Gener als ▁Israel ▁Z iv ▁and ▁Y os si ▁K uper w asser , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁US $ 1 0 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁Colombia ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁advis ing ▁and ▁equipment , ▁although ▁Z iv ▁and ▁K uper w asser ▁declared ▁their ▁role ▁was ▁only ▁general ▁training ▁of ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁commented ▁that ▁" We ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁take