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COMPOL Claiming Victory on Crash Landing
posted (May 29, 2020)
Last night we showed you the plane that made a near-crash landing on the road between Chunox and Sarteneja in the Corozal district.

The event that provoked a rapid, all out response from police and set the commissioner on an all-day manhunt for those responsible. Two men were detained, but the drugs are still unaccounted for.

But, today the COMPOL still claimed victory, saying said that the police presence in the originally intended landing area forced the drug-runners to make an emergency landing on an ill-suited road:

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"The area is not conducive to plane landing is what caused it to some extent damage the wheels, because the entire front axle is broken off and the right wing wheel is also broken along with the right wing. Apparently, it had to take a dive to come to a stop. Police made checks inside and there was no cargo inside the plane, but we believe that it had just landed and so we commence searches of the area with a view to see if we can come across those persons who may be taking away the cargo. The searched last until late night and the results were futile."

"We have two persons in custody and those persons we believe are part and parcel of the mastermind behind the landing of the plane. They are being interviewed with a view to see if any useful information can be obtained from them to try and recover the content of the pain."

Reporter
"Those persons were detained in the area?"

Chester Williams
"No they are not detained in the area."

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