2006 Mexico DC-9 drug bust

 2006 Mexico DC-9 drug bust (deep event,  drug bust,  drug trafficking)

Date	April 10, 2006
Location	Mexico
Description	A DC-9 made an emergency landing and was found to be containing over 5 tonnes of cocaine. The pilot "disappeared", unnamed, and the plane was deregistered and sold within days to an unknown customer in Venezuela.

An aging DC-9 which was not fit to fly used for moving cocaine from Venezuela to USA had an engine failure and made an emergency landing in Mexico. Michael Braun, Chief of Operations of the DEA testified in congress that 5.6 tonnes of cocaine were found aboard the plane. The pilots were never apprehended, and the plane also "disappeared". Arrests are reported, but no one is known to have gone to trial as a result of this deep event.

Official Narrative

The article was created on Wikipedia in 2006, and although soon after it was created it was nominated for speedy deletion, it remains there as of 2015. The Wikipedia talk page notes that "most of the mainstream media sources on this story have removed the stories for some reason", so the official narrative would seem to be more or less that this didn't happen, or, as a senior editor once said about the BBC]'s premature report of the collapse of a skyscraper in New York: "If we reported [it], it would have been an error - no more than that."

Plane History

Originally manufactured in 1966 for Trans-World Airlines as N1061T, the aircraft has had a long career flying for various individuals and companies, including Tracinda Investment (N241TC), Kenny Rogers (N9KR), Southmark Corporation (N89SM), the Seattle Seahawks (N40SH), Aircraft 45775, Inc, and HW Aviation.

The plane "was Howard Dean's presidential campaign plane in 2004".

The DC-9 was traded to SkyWay Communications Holding by duPont Investment Fund 57289, Inc in exchange for 28,000,000 shares of stock in December, 2004, though photographs show the SkyWay logo to have been painted on the aircraft at least eight months before. The FAA records, however, show the aircraft as registered to Royal Sons LLC. SkyWay Communications had previously announced the purchase of another DC-9, tail number N120NE (S/N 45731), to act as an "airborne test environment for new SWYC products and services".

The Tampa Bay Times states that "a man identifying himself as Jorge Corrales said he needed a plane for a traveling soccer team. The plane's owner, Fred Geffon, needed the money" and received six payments from Corrales totaling $1.047-million.

'Repairs' in Venezuela

The FAA stated that an aviation inspector had authorized one flight to a hangar in Caracas, Venezuela, so the plane could be repaired, noting that overseas repairs would have been cheaper. The plane flew to Venezuela, but was not repaired there.

The Landing

The aircraft departed Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela on the afternoon of April 10, 2006. Approximately 1.5 hours into the flight, it reportedly returned to the airport and refueled before resuming its flight to Toluca, Mexico. However, some time into the flight they made an emergency landing at the Ciudad del Carmen airport, claiming hydraulic problems with the landing gear. The flight crew told the ground crew to keep people away from the aircraft, claiming leaking oil could be hazardous and that a tire could explode. The pilot reportedly left the area at this time and was never caught or identified. One source names the official pilot as "Alberto Damiani", but notes that he was not flying the plane.

The bust

The Mexican police approached the aircraft with drug-sniffing dogs and the ground crew attempted to keep them away, but to no avail. The dogs identified the presence of drugs and the police entered the aircraft, possibly arresting the co-pilot, Miguel Vicente Vázquez Guerra or (Carmelo Vázquez Guerra?), a Colombian National with Venezuelan passport.

A Falcon business jet of Mexican registry (XB-IYK) was reportedly making a rendezvous with the DC-9 and its crew was also arrested.

There are some reports that say Mexican soldiers patrolling the airport observed a Falcon arriving several days before the DC-9's arrival. The two Mexican pilots were seen in the area throughout the next few days and reportedly attempted to pay for the DC-9 to make an emergency landing after the airport closed. It is unknown if this is the same aircraft and crew that was arrested.

Fallout

Both before and after the bust, the aircraft was listed for sale on the website of United Flite (with identical - and therefore mendacious statistics of its flying time) a company with the same address as several aviation companies, including Royal Sons. This information was removed as "irrelevant" by Wikipedia administrator "Akradecki". Daniel Hopsicker opines that this is a CIA front company.

Investigation

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reportedly interviewed the officials interviewed Fred Geffon about the cocaine eventually found on board. No charges were forthcoming.

Rating

19 August 2016 Robin  "Cocaine One" - 5½ tons of cocaine aboard a plane that lands in Mexico. It then disappears.
Many people are still unaware that things like this can happen. The CIA connected plane was later used for rendition. Porter Goss suddenly resigns as CIA Director for unstated reasons. Corporate media uninterested.

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External links

• FAA - N-Number Inquiry Results for N900SA
• Airliners.net - Photographs Of Aircraft
• Flight Track Information for N900SA

Rating

19 August 2016 Robin  "Cocaine One" - 5½ tons of cocaine aboard a plane that lands in Mexico. It then disappears.
Many people are still unaware that things like this can happen. The CIA connected plane was later used for rendition. Porter Goss suddenly resigns as CIA Director for unstated reasons. Corporate media uninterested.

Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.