ious ▁non - g overn ment ▁organisation ▁that ▁supposed ly ▁would ▁fly ▁the ▁capt ives ▁to ▁a ▁camp ▁to ▁meet ▁re bel ▁leader ▁Alfonso ▁C ano ; ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁they ▁took ▁acting ▁classes ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁a ▁half . ▁Two ▁soldiers ▁pos ed ▁as ▁fellow ▁guer illa ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁four ▁troops ▁dressed ▁as ▁aid ▁workers . ▁Several ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁were ▁apparently ▁designed ▁to ▁m im ic ▁previous ▁Venez uel an ▁host age ▁trans fers , ▁including ▁the ▁actual ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁type ▁and ▁mark ings ▁of ▁the ▁hel ic op ters ▁used . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Bet anc ourt , ▁the ▁host ages ▁were ▁moved ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁a ▁landing ▁zone ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁told ▁by ▁their ▁capt ors ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁location . ▁ ▁Two ▁Mi - 1 7 ▁hel ic op ters ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁landing ▁area ▁in ▁Gu avia re , ▁where ▁one , ▁carrying ▁Colomb ian ▁agents ▁we aring ▁Che ▁G ue var a ▁T - sh ir ts , ▁land ed ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁host ages . ▁In ▁total ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁spent ▁ 2 2 ▁minutes ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁host ages ▁were ▁hand c uff ed ▁and ▁loaded ▁ab o ard ; ▁the ▁pilot ▁and ▁cop il ot ▁communic ated ▁with ▁fellow ▁security ▁personnel ▁in ▁code . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁F AR