Mexican plane that crashed, Ecuador carrying large amount of cash

Posted on May 14, 2012 • Filed under: Drug Activity, Ecuador, Latin America Aviation, Police/Military Activity

A Mexican registration plane has crashed into a hill 600 meters near the highway Coaque-Pedernales in Manabi, when flying at around 21h00 on Sunday, no lights and very low altitude, as reported last night the reporter Tania Tinoco your twitter account.

The plane was found by residents of the place, which gave notice to the authorities. The Interior Ministry has begun to link the accident with the drug. Interior Minister, José Serrano, said Monday in remarks to Teleamazonas, quoted by AP that the plane was allegedly used in illegal activities. He said the device was found wrecked “large amount” of money, and that the pilot and copilot were Mexican.

“We presume that the money was to wash or to pay for drugs that would take. No doubt we have a critical issue with using the country as a passage of the drug to market, “he said. Read Article

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