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| Date: | Friday 26 January 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PR-HSP |
| MSN: | 21061826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Barreiras do Piauí, Piauí -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Estado do Pará |
| Estado do Maranhão | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An aircraft loaded with 300 kg of cocaine was seized by police after making an emergency landing in the municipality of Barreiras do Piauí, 854 km from Teresina. According to the Military Police of Piauí (PM-PI). The PM's colonel in Piauí reported that the pilot of the aircraft is an employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the passenger, alleged owner of the drug, are arrested in the city of Bom Jesus.
Sources:
https://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/aviao-carregado-com-droga-e-apreendido-apos-fazer-pouso-de-emergencia-no-sul-do-piaui.ghtml
https://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/piloto-de-aviao-achado-com-300-kg-de-cocaina-e-funcionario-do-ministerio-da-agricultura.ghtml
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2018 15:43 | cleberjc | Added |
| 08-Mar-2018 15:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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