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| Date: | Friday 27 September 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Machiques de Perijá, Zulia -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A plane used for transporting drugs was tracked by law enforcement officers and was subsequently destroyed.
Sources:
https://albertonews.com/nacionales/lo-ultimo-destruyen-pista-y-narcoavioneta-en-machiques-estado-zulia-fotos/
https://quepasaenvenezuela.org/2019/09/28/destruyeron-pista-ilegal-e-inhabilitaron-avioneta-en-machiques/
https://twitter.com/cmdtecodai/status/1177661231924158464/photo/1
Media:
#Entérate. Duro golpe al Narcotráfico. #Hoy, el #CEOFANB en el marco de la Operación #VenezuelaSoberaniaYPaz detectó a través del @CODAI_FANB una Narcoaeronave y una vez aplicados los protocolos de Ley fue NEUTRALIZADA con medios de la @AviacionFANB al sur del Estado Zulia. pic.twitter.com/h7rajykLai
— Cmdte Codai (@cmdtecodai) September 27, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2019 10:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Sep-2019 11:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Sep-2019 11:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 16:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 26-Jan-2022 08:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
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