Citation Shares Pilot Busted Smuggling Drugs

[Amish RakeFight]

Yrs ago, a guy named XXX at a now defunct flight school was almost caught with kilos of coke after a gear collapse on landing.

NTSB/FAA came to inspect the AC (piston twin) a few days later and found drugs tucked inside the airframe. Flight was from SA, I believe.

XXX and the other pilot eventually had the charges dropped. Reasoning by their ATTY was that someone could've theoretically planted the bundles while it sat on the ramp before the authorities arrived. Go figure.

 

[BoeingBaller]

Hypothetically...

What does a drug run in a light twin pay?

Just wondering how this guy was compensated.

About $300 to $400 per pound. Unless you own the load then it could be much more depending on the quality.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

About $300 to $400 per pound. Unless you own the load then it could be much more depending on the quality.

That's some serious cheddar. A quick flight and you can chill out all year long.

420 lbs. X $400 = $168,000

Very tempting.

 

[Fozzy]

That's some serious cheddar. A quick flight and you can chill out all year long.

420 lbs. X $400 = $168,000

Very tempting.

But think of all of those poor Twinkies that you would be killing.

 

[dime line]

One problem, once you start, your in, like it or not. They will go after your family, friends and everybody else that means something to you. You can't just do one load.

 

[FRACTRASH]

What I meant was, the company found out when he was arrested. I could have worded it better, sorry.

 

[Humphreybogart]

How would they know he was smuggling before he was arrested..

Tidbit of info

Maybe he could not produce the note because his grandmother died like 3 or 4 years ago.. I also heard that he told the plane owner that he was going to buy it. Seller agreed to demo it and he took it on the runs..

Just wondering where you are getting your information from?

 

[clickclickboom]

I know a guy that knows the guy that owns the plane. My understanding is that there were lots of lies and lots of unanswered questions.

 

[Humphreybogart]

Where was the 310 based at?

 

[clickclickboom]

I dont know. I heard this third person so it may just be rumor who knows.