 According to the declassified State Department cable, the exchange of gunfire was an intentional CICPC technique used to create a “diversion to disorient the abductors during the raid.”

The former President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez repeatedly called CICPC for updates on the rescue mission.The declassified cable from the State Department also indicated that around 300 CICPC officials worked to rescue Ramos.Six people were arrested in relation to the kidnapping, although a Sports Illustrated article speculated that these arrests may have been arbitrary.