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Dirandro Finds Two Narco-Plane Fuselages After Crash in Peru’s Oxapampa

Police say a Bolivian-registered craft likely went down under a heavy cocaine load, with wreckage burned or submerged to frustrate investigators.

Overview

  • Anti-drug agents on a helitransported mission located two incinerated fuselages in Palcazú, Oxapampa, consistent with efforts to destroy evidence.
  • One small aircraft crashed into the Palcazú river in the Dos de Mayo sector on October 9, with only fragments recovered and parts partly sunk.
  • The aircraft’s registration indicated Bolivian origin, aligning with reported trafficking corridors linking Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
  • No arrests have been reported, and pilots described as injured were not found despite search operations as Dirandro continues investigative work.
  • Authorities report about 40 clandestine airstrips in the area have been destroyed this year, yet traffickers attempt to reactivate them in remote terrain.