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or auto pilot computers, flight control computers. it could be quite significant. reporter: customs officers say the drugs are usually smuggled on board in latin america or the caribbean without the pilot s knowledge, then retrieved by insiders at a u.s. airport. this is all related to individuals who work for the airline who are smuggling these drugs off the aircraft. reporter: an american airlines mechanic faces charges of retrieving 25 pounds of cocaine from an avionics bay wrapped in his jacket. american tells nbc news its corporate security team works in close partnership with law enforcement to prevent any such activity from occurring at our airline. homeland security has a conspiracy investigations group working with airports here and abroad to identify employees who may be working with smugglers. lester tom costello, thanks. up next, why some communities are being left out of federal

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