NewsWhore
09-29-2008, 02:20 PM
The General Prosecutors Office has identified the bodies of the four men who died on board a small plane that crashed in southwestern Pedernales on 21 September, as reported in Diario Libre. Three of the bodies were severely burned. These are Colombians Rodolfo Sanchez Quintero, 52 years old, who was piloting the nine-passenger capacity Cessna Caravan, Hector Ivan Osorio Valek, 21, co-pilot Jairo Yasin Shaikh, 21, and mechanic Ricardo Lozano Tangarife, 47. Lawyer Fernando Cardoso Gomez from the Colombian capital Bogota came with a power of attorney from the men's families to claim the bodies. The lawyer provided dental X-rays, birth certificates and photos that helped the National Institute of Forensic Studies and the National Institute of Forensic Pathology to identify the bodies. The authorities estimate that the plane had the capacity to transport 1,000 kilos of cocaine. The Cessna has a market value of US$2 million.
As reported in Diario Libre, the Pedernales prosecutor's office reported to the General Prosecutor's Office that they found it strange that the 91 kilos of drugs that were found were located three kilometers from the crash site. When the Pedernales prosecutors arrived at the crash site, which is only accessible by helicopter and mule, the drugs were no longer in the plane. The bodies were recovered two days later.
The investigators established that the plane was transporting extra fuel on board and had an in-flight refueling system. Diario Libre reports that investigators learned that the pilot had traveled to the DR on several occasions, supposedly to transport drugs. They say the plane was modified to transport large amounts of drugs.
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As reported in Diario Libre, the Pedernales prosecutor's office reported to the General Prosecutor's Office that they found it strange that the 91 kilos of drugs that were found were located three kilometers from the crash site. When the Pedernales prosecutors arrived at the crash site, which is only accessible by helicopter and mule, the drugs were no longer in the plane. The bodies were recovered two days later.
The investigators established that the plane was transporting extra fuel on board and had an in-flight refueling system. Diario Libre reports that investigators learned that the pilot had traveled to the DR on several occasions, supposedly to transport drugs. They say the plane was modified to transport large amounts of drugs.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)