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Besatzung des Kokain-Jets behauptet bedroht worden zu sein: Comprendes-GranCanaria.de - Das Kanarenmagazin translated by Google:
"The three crew members of the Jet, who were caught with a ton of cocaine at the airport of Las Palmas claim they were kidnapped in Venezuela by a paramilitary group, which forced them to transport the drugs to Benin. The masked and heavily armed men allegedly threatened to kill the families of the three, unless they should meet their demands. The crew are two German men and one woman from Austria.
It is well known that the route flown is often used by the Colombian mafia to transport their drugs. The goods thus arrives via Africa to Europe to be sold there at a profit. The crew had reportedly informed the Company in Switzerland during the flight about the events, according to their testimony led to the contact with Interpol. This claim, however, seems to be far from reality.
The explanations of the crew has not dismissed the charges against the three, because so far no single case is known where the drug mafia passed their goods to unknown persons, who have nothing to do with the scene. Interpol also indicates that they were not informed by the management of the company, raising further suspicions. The Venezuelan government had informed Interpol, which had in turn contacted the authorities of the Canary Islands together.
Investigators in Venezuela are also claiming that there is another accomplice who allegedly flew with a flight of the airline Iberia from Caracas to Madrid, where she is currently wanted by the authorities. The employer of the suspects is a company that specializes in luxury flights. An involvement of this company in the case can still not 100% excluded."