▁the ▁two ▁were ▁released ▁in ▁good ▁health . ▁Military ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁bad ▁weather ▁had ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁release ▁from ▁occurr ing ▁one ▁week ▁earlier . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁separate ▁series ▁of ▁events , ▁civil ian ▁host age ▁and ▁German ▁citiz en ▁L oth ar ▁H int ze ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁F AR C – EP ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁H int ze ▁had ▁been ▁kid n apped ▁for ▁ext ort ion ▁purposes , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁paid ▁three ▁r ans om ▁pay ments ▁without ▁any ▁result . ▁ ▁One ▁prisoner , ▁Julian ▁Ern esto ▁G ue var a ▁Castro , ▁a ▁police ▁officer , ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁and ▁was ▁captured ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁give ▁G ue var a ' s ▁remains ▁to ▁his ▁mother . ▁The ▁F AR C ▁handed ▁over ▁G ue var a ' s ▁remains ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Another ▁civil ian ▁host age , ▁Fernando ▁Ara ú jo , ▁later ▁named ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁formerly ▁Development ▁Minister , ▁escaped ▁his ▁capt ors ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Ara ú jo