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| + | '''Drug busts''' are sometimes not the apparently random events that they appear to be. large, i.e/ multi-tonne busts are often [[mid level deep events]]. | ||
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[[Saudi]] Prince [[Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz]] was held in Syria with four other men and around 2 tons of [[amphetamine]]s in the Prince's private jet, ''[[The Telegraph]]'' reported in 2015 that the country has a growing role as an exporter of illegal drugs.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/11955937/Saudi-prince-held-after-seizure-of-two-tons-of-amphetamines-at-Beirut-airport.html "Saudi prince held after seizure of two tons of amphetamines at Beirut airport"]</ref> | [[Saudi]] Prince [[Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz]] was held in Syria with four other men and around 2 tons of [[amphetamine]]s in the Prince's private jet, ''[[The Telegraph]]'' reported in 2015 that the country has a growing role as an exporter of illegal drugs.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/11955937/Saudi-prince-held-after-seizure-of-two-tons-of-amphetamines-at-Beirut-airport.html "Saudi prince held after seizure of two tons of amphetamines at Beirut airport"]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Decreasing reports== | ||
| + | For large (multi-tonne) drug busts, different reports of drug sizes is standard. A fairly common pattern is for earlier reports to be larger. | ||
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Drug busts are sometimes not the apparently random events that they appear to be. large, i.e/ multi-tonne busts are often mid level deep events.
Amphetamine busts
Saudi Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz was held in Syria with four other men and around 2 tons of amphetamines in the Prince's private jet, The Telegraph reported in 2015 that the country has a growing role as an exporter of illegal drugs.[1]
Decreasing reports
For large (multi-tonne) drug busts, different reports of drug sizes is standard. A fairly common pattern is for earlier reports to be larger.
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| 2006 Mexico DC-9 drug bust | 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. |
| 2007 Yucatan Gulfstream drug crash | A plane used by the CIA for rendition, which later crashed in Mexico, with tons of cocaine aboard. |
| 2014 Australia turboprop drug bust | 35 kg of heroin were accidentally found by local police aboard a CIA plane |
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