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-Lurid Crime Tales-
US Customs seizes Venezuela-bound private jet in Florida loaded with 82 firearms including a sniper rifle and 63,000 rounds of ammunition - and charges the two pilots with smuggling
2020-08-19
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • A private jet loaded with weapons and cash was stopped from leaving Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Saturday

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted the plane bound for Venezuela

  • Its pilots Luis Alberto Patino, 36, and Gregori Mendez, 40, were arrested

  • They are charged with smuggling bulk cash and goods from the U.S.

  • They also face charges of illegally possessing firearms as aliens

  • 82 firearms, including a sniper rifle, plus 63,000 rounds of ammunition were found on the aircraft

  • It is not clear why the weapons were purchased
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  Obviously another example of Russian collusion & meddling.
Posted by: Clem   2020-08-19 17:38  

#5  There's no tailfin registration number on the plane shown in the hangar. All planes are required to have one. That's odd.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-08-19 17:19  

#4  Who owned the plane?
Posted by: AlanC   2020-08-19 15:23  

#3  I wonder which Venezuela they were going to?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-08-19 14:31  

#2  Coming soon to a CBP seized merchandise auction near you?
Posted by: Woozle Grundy1232   2020-08-19 13:40  

#1  Nice
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-08-19 13:03  

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