this plane crash in the Santa Cruz region of Bolivia in the east of the country, one dead, one arrested, and discovery of controlled substancesThis Wednesday, the Minister of the Government (Interior), Eduardo del Castillo, was informed.
Del Castillo said on his Facebook page that the incident occurred at noon near the 80th kilometer of the highway that leads to the town of Camiri in Santa Cruz. The information processed by special intelligence groups enabled the detection of a plane “with controlled substances” at the landing site, the official said. Noticing the presence of Special Forces Anti-Drug Trafficking (Felcn) agents who are the passengers of the plane, “They got up and tried to escape. As a result they collapsed it was in the bushes, so the plane was destroyed,” said Del Castillo.
According to local media, the body of a person who died as a result of the accident was found at the scene when the plane caught fire after it crashed. Del Castillo confirmed the discovery of the body and also reported the arrest of a 30-year-old man, identified as Hugo PA, of Bolivian nationality. Likewise, two jute sacks containing illegal substances were also seized. The incident is currently under investigation,” he said. Without specifying the amount or type of drug found.
According to the minister, the anti-drug force’s intervention in this incident is part of the ‘Tereré’ operations order focused on controlling drug trafficking into Paraguay. According to information released by the Ministry of Social Defense and Controlled Substances a few days ago, Felcn seized 10.7 tons of base paste and cocaine hydrochloride and 100.6 tons of burned and sold marijuana between January 1 and July 3 of this year.