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Pirates' Elias Diaz's Mom Rescued After Being Kidnapped by Corrupt Cops

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Ana Soto, the 72-year-old mother of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz, has been freed by Venezuelan police after being kidnapped, according to BBC News.

Her six kidnappers included five police officers in the Zulia state police force, according to the report. She was kidnapped in Maracaibo, a western city in Venezuela, and was found in the home of a police officer.

"Officials said one of the officers arrested was a neighbour who 'provided all the information needed' to carry out the kidnapping," BBC News reported

According to Douglas Rico, the head of Venezuela's investigative force (CICPC), no ransom was paid to the kidnappers.