Seven bricks of cocaine found in nose of American Airlines plane at TIA

[Wingnut]

 Posted: Monday, January 30, 2017 11:24 am

Associated Press |

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say 31 pounds of cocaine that was accidentally discovered stashed in the nose of an American Airlines aircraft in Tulsa is worth around $434,000.

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Justin Green says the plane arrived in Miami from Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday. It was flagged for maintenance and sent later that day to Tulsa International Airport, where American Airlines has a maintenance base.

While working on the nose gear, an airline employee noticed what looked like a clump of insulation or a brick-like object and called the sheriff's office to inspect the suspicious find.

Authorities discovered seven bricks of cocaine, worth at least $14,000 a pound.

Green says the case has been turned over to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Miami.
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[TomSea]

I'm glad the plane landed safely if it had that much in the nose.

[Frank Cannon]

I'm glad the plane landed safely if it had that much in the nose.

It was only 31 pounds.

[Wingnut]

I'm glad the plane landed safely if it had that much in the nose.

 

[Wingnut]

It was only 31 pounds.

Enough to deviate a septum or two.

[corbe]

Enough to deviate a septum or two.

   Everyone knows Female planes require a lot of Maintenance, that's where it wanted to be, in the hanger with the females.

[Norm Lenhart]

Enough to deviate a septum or two.

Well a plane with a max weight of 400,000 pounds would likely consider a 31 pound rail of blow a 'good start to the evening'. Now if it snorted it off the tailfin of it's hangarmate, then the airline needs better security... And some safe space courses...

[Smokin Joe]

Well a plane with a max weight of 400,000 pounds would likely consider a 31 pound rail of blow a 'good start to the evening'. Now if it snorted it off the tailfin of it's hangarmate, then the airline needs better security... And some safe space courses...

Fly by, wired?

[EC]

Fly by, wired?

......

[Frank Cannon]

Enough to deviate a septum or two.

31 pounds is a light weekend for me.

[Norm Lenhart]

Fly by, wired?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj8W5LhvMtQ

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

It was only 31 pounds.

It was only 31 pounds when it was logged into evidence.

[Smokin Joe]

It was only 31 pounds when it was logged into evidence.

Yabbut, 31 pounds of other substances could have had a markedly different affect on the duration and outcome of the flight. (Someone's security sucks).

[corbe]

Yabbut, 31 pounds of other substances could have had a markedly different affect on the duration and outcome of the flight. (Someone's security sucks).

   Maybe those Indians are expanding their operations beyond casinos and tobacco?

[Smokin Joe]

   Maybe those Indians are expanding their operations beyond casinos and tobacco?

Columbia has been known for their 'marching powder' as long as Bolivia. The plane came to Miami with the load apparently on board and was diverted to a maintenance hub where the stuff was discovered. Had someone in that Columbian airport been a follower of a prophet rather than a profit, the result might have been different for the whole flight.

It does identify a possible MO for terrorists to get the means to destroy a plane past corrupt security who might think it is 'just' a shipment of drugs.

[Hondo69]