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Dirandro Finds Incinerated Narco-Plane Wreckage in Oxapampa After Suspected Overload Crash

Investigators prioritize dismantling the network that uses remote jungle airstrips to move cocaine across borders.

Overview

  • Anti-drug police conducting a helicopter operation in Palcazú recovered two burned fuselages and other debris at a riverside site.
  • Authorities say the aircraft likely crashed after being overloaded with cocaine hydrochloride, based on early investigative reports.
  • Inspection of the remains indicated Bolivian registration, with local reporting tying the route to flights linking Peru with Bolivia and Brazil.
  • Police sources said pilots were initially reported injured, yet search teams found no crew members and no arrests have been made.
  • Evidence points to deliberate destruction tactics, including burning and attempts to sink the wreck, in a zone with roughly 40 clandestine airstrips targeted by recent crackdowns.