News (Media Awareness Project) - US IL: Drug Plane Crashes, Bystanders Steal Cargo |
| Title: | US IL: Drug Plane Crashes, Bystanders Steal Cargo |
| Published On: | 1998-04-22 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 11:35:40 |
DRUG PLANE CRASHES, BYSTANDERS STEAL CARGE
A small plane loaded with marijuana crashed in a baseball field Sunday
night in Detroit after being chased from Texas by U.S. Customs planes.
Residents ran to help, but some fled with bundles of drugs while the pilot
was dying, witnesses said.
Three Customs planes had been chasing the aircraft - carrying 300 pounds of
marijuana - since El Paso, Texas, Fire Chief Lee Moore said. The pilot
apparently ran low on fuel before crashing in the field, about 1,500 miles
from El Paso.
A small plane loaded with marijuana crashed in a baseball field Sunday
night in Detroit after being chased from Texas by U.S. Customs planes.
Residents ran to help, but some fled with bundles of drugs while the pilot
was dying, witnesses said.
Three Customs planes had been chasing the aircraft - carrying 300 pounds of
marijuana - since El Paso, Texas, Fire Chief Lee Moore said. The pilot
apparently ran low on fuel before crashing in the field, about 1,500 miles
from El Paso.
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