Bombardier Challenger seized at Paraguay airport with 261 kg of marijuana
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A Bombardier Challenger jet registered N116HL landed at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque, Paraguay on 29 May and was seized the next day in the airport’s Latitude hangar, authorities said.
The aircraft was found to contain 261 kg of premium marijuana valued at about US$3.65 million; the crew included a 47‑year‑old Estonian pilot and a 21‑year‑old American co‑pilot, and three passengers were also identified. Paraguayan anti‑drug officials from the Fiscalía de Narcotráfico and the Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas carried out the operation, arresting four individuals linked to the case.