Narrative:
A half burnt Learjet was found by law enforcement officers near Little Belize, Belize. It likely had been used for transporting drugs.
No drugs were found in the wreckage. The drugs had likely already been unloaded.
The aircraft in question was previously registered PT-LDM before it was sold in May 2021.
» poderycritica.com
» reporterosdebanqueta.com
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Friday 8 October 2021 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | unreg. |
| MSN: | 35A-494 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Little Belize, Corozal ( Belize)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
A half burnt Learjet was found by law enforcement officers near Little Belize, Belize. It likely had been used for transporting drugs.
No drugs were found in the wreckage. The drugs had likely already been unloaded.
The aircraft in question was previously registered PT-LDM before it was sold in May 2021.
Sources:
» 7newsbelize.com» poderycritica.com
» reporterosdebanqueta.com
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Video, social media
Un #narcoavión fue localizado en Little Belice, en #llamas. Autoridades informaron que existe la sospecha de que descargó varias toneladas de #cocaína, que muy probablemente cruzaron hacia territorio mexicano. pic.twitter.com/0OoqwSTbLr
— Informedia TV (@InformediaTv) October 15, 2021
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