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| Date: | Monday 23 October 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | "YV1730" |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bare sector, Francisco de Miranda, Anzoátegui -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Apure |
A Cessna U206G Stationair was found crashed and abandoned in the Bare sector, Francisco de Miranda, Anzoátegui.
When the flight was detected the two occupants dropped 350kg cocaine in the river Orinoco Delta before they crashed and fled away and the aircraft received substantial damage.
They were later arrested.
The aircraft wore false marks "YV1730" belonging to Beechcraft 200 Super King Air c/n BB-440.
Sources:
https://www.eluniversal.com/sucesos/167071/localizan-avioneta-siniestrada-en-anzoategui-usada-para-traficar-droga
https://diarioelvistazo.com/fanb-localiza-narco-avioneta-y-captura-dos-colombianos-en-anzoategui/
https://elpitazo.net/oriente/avioneta-que-transportaba-droga-se-estrella-en-anzoategui-guardias-detienen-a-dos-colombianos/amp/
https://narcodiario.com/2023/10/detenidos-tras-lanzar-al-orinoco-350-kilos-de-cocaina-y-estrellar-su-avioneta-en-venezuela/
https://www.diarioeltigrense.com/2023/10/24/localizan-avioneta-siniestrada-en-bare-utilizada-para-trafico-de-droga/
Media:
Nuestra #FANB mediante labores de patrullaje en el sector Bare, municipio Simón Rodríguez del estado Anzoátegui, capturan a (02) ciudadanos de nacionalidad colombiana e incautan (01) aeronave modelo Cessna 206, Siglas YV1730. A/O del Ministerio Público. pic.twitter.com/GduR4IZJGQ
— M/G Elio Estrada Paredes (@ElioEstrada18) October 24, 2023
Localizan avioneta siniestrada en Anzoátegui usada para traficar droga
— Últimas Noticias (@UNoticias) October 24, 2023
Los detenidos confirmaron que transportaban 350 kilogramos de cocaína que fueron arrojados al río en el Delta del Orinoco https://t.co/E7dwWDJ3Bs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2023 17:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Oct-2023 19:38 | RobertMB | Updated |
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