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'Air Cocaine' smugglers given long sentences by French court
Source: Agence France-Presse
‘Air Cocaine’ smugglers given long sentences by French court
AFP in Aix-en-Provence
Fri 5 Apr 2019 22.01 BST Last modified on Fri 5 Apr 2019 22.07 BST
A French court has sentenced seven people implicated in a drug-smuggling operation to up to 18 years in prison each, with two former air force pilots getting six-year terms.
Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos had fled the Dominican Republic after a raid on the private jet they were to fly to Saint-Tropez, southern France, but were re-arrested in France in November 2015.
In what has become known as the “Air Cocaine” case, Fauret and Odos were accused along with seven other defendants of trying to smuggle 680kg (1,500lb) of the drug out of the country. Two were acquitted following a seven-week trial.
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Dominican police found the drugs packed into 26 suitcases onboard a Falcon 50 jet as it was about to fly from the Dominican beach resort of Punta Cana to Saint-Tropez in March 2013.
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AFP in Aix-en-Provence
Fri 5 Apr 2019 22.01 BST Last modified on Fri 5 Apr 2019 22.07 BST
A French court has sentenced seven people implicated in a drug-smuggling operation to up to 18 years in prison each, with two former air force pilots getting six-year terms.
Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos had fled the Dominican Republic after a raid on the private jet they were to fly to Saint-Tropez, southern France, but were re-arrested in France in November 2015.
In what has become known as the “Air Cocaine” case, Fauret and Odos were accused along with seven other defendants of trying to smuggle 680kg (1,500lb) of the drug out of the country. Two were acquitted following a seven-week trial.
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Dominican police found the drugs packed into 26 suitcases onboard a Falcon 50 jet as it was about to fly from the Dominican beach resort of Punta Cana to Saint-Tropez in March 2013.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/05/air-cocaine-smugglers-given-long-sentences-by-french-court
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