LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) - A pilot and a passenger have been arrested at a southwest Kansas airport after landing a plane carrying more than 140 pounds of cocaine.
The Kansas City Star (https://bit.ly/2psoveR ) reports that the cocaine was discovered after the twin-engine plane landed at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport on Wednesday.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation officials say authorities received a tip about the plane and asked the Seward County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a “ramp check” on the plane as well as review the documentation and identification of the pilot and aircraft.
The two men were arrested after the drugs were discovered at an estimated street value of about $2 million. The bureau says the plane and drugs were seized.
The bureau says the investigation is ongoing.
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Information from: The Kansas City Star, https://www.kcstar.com
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