Plane Stolen In Mexico Crashes In Guatemala; Cocaine Found Next To Dead Men Onboard

[Judi Lynn]

Vianne Burog | Sep 24 2020, 05:42AM EDT

A business plane that was stolen in Mexico crashed in Guatemala on Wednesday following a mysterious trip to Venezuela. The Guatemalan military confirmed that the Hawker 800 twin-engine had crashed in a Guatemalan jungle in the Alta Verapaz region, leaving two men dead.

The plane took off from the Cuernavaca airport south of Mexico City on Tuesday noon without any authorization or flight plan. It then landed at Zulia airport in northwestern Venezuela near the border with Colombia hours later. After the short trip to Venezuela, the plane took off again for Guatemala until it crashed around 8 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Local and federal authorities reported the theft of the jet in Mexico on Tuesday. Ruins of the plane, which can seat eight passengers, was recovered in a jungle in Guatemala near a hidden runway with two dead men onboard. The military also found 3 kilograms of cocaine and unspecified guns next to the bodies of the victims.

Senior state government official Pablo Ojeda said three men who identified themselves as mechanics entered the Cuernavaca Airport on Tuesday, saying they would take the jet for a test flight. After filling up the plane’s fuel tank, however, two of them took off without permission.

More:
https://www.latintimes.com/plane-stolen-mexico-crashes-guatemala-cocaine-found-next-dead-men-onboard-461931

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