'Air Cocaine' Pilots Acquitted On Appeal In French Court Case
AVweb Photo: National Institute on Drug Abuse A French court in Aix-en-Provence acquitted two pilots of a Dassault Falcon 50 on appeal last week. The pilots, identified as Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, faced drug-smuggling charges and ultimately six years of prison in France after their March 2013 arrest in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Authorities there searched the Falcon trijet just before a planned takeoff for Saint-Tropez, France, and found 1,500 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were concealed in approximately 20 suitcases belonging to the jet’s passenger, who was also...