Venezuela finds dozens of suspected drug planes

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela finds dozens of suspected drug planes
(AP) – 1 day ago

CARACAS, Venezuela — Authorities have discovered 28 airplanes in central Venezuela that were presumably being used by drug traffickers.

A security official from central Guarico state says the planes were found inside a hangar on the outskirts of El Sombrero. The town is located in a rural area about 143 miles (230 kilometers) from Caracas.

Hedy Ramirez told the state-run ABN news agency on Sunday that federal police and National Guard troops have taken control of the hangar and impounded the planes while investigations proceed.

The planes are mostly small aircraft typically used by drug runners.

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[struggle4progress]

1. OMG! Hugo Chavez hates aviation!

[Downwinder]

2. Is that it? I thought he was nationalizing airplanes. n/t

[EFerrari]

3. Hugo Chavez stole a hanger!

[Wilms]

4. Confiscated. Yeah. That's the word. n/t

[Downwinder]

6. When I was in the military, we called that "liberated." n/t

[Judi Lynn]

5. I'll bet he stuffed a lot of dope from the planes in his shorts. What a kleptomaniac. n/t