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$270 million in cocaine found on flight |
Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in
connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight
from Caracas that landed in Paris.
In a prepared statement,
the Venezuelan Attorney General's Office said 17 people have been
arrested in the drug trafficking case. The flight originated at Simon
Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital.
An Air France executive
in Venezuela, six airline employees, a security guard and a loading
platform supervisor are among those arrested. Eight members of the
Venezuelan national guard are also in custody and were scheduled to
appear in front of a judge Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary
hearing.
On September 11, French
authorities discovered 1.3 tons of pure cocaine stuffed inside 30
suitcases on the flight. The colorful bags did not match any of the
passengers on board, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.
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