Costa Rica says seized jet carrying ton of cocaine December 17, 2013 - 10:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Costa Rican government said it has seized a jet carrying more than a ton of cocaine and it detained the two pilots from Guatemala, according to the Associated Press. The country's public safety ministry said the small plane was flying from Cali, Colombia, before it made an emergency landing Monday, Dec 16, at a private airstrip on the Caribbean coast. The ministry said police detained a Guatemalan man and his adult son with 51 packages holding 44 pounds of cocaine each. The suspects are in the custody of prosecutors in the province of Limon. Authorities say police determined that the jet belongs to the owner of a chain of retail stores in Guatemala and are trying to locate him. Officers also suspect a criminal gang in the area helped the jet carry out the emergency landing. Related links:   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
