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Charter Operator Gets Suspicious When Passenger has 13 Pieces of Luggage - Filled with 500lbs of Marijuana
Authorities have arrested a California woman they say flew to Ohio on a private jet with 506 pounds of marijuana in 13 suitcases. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Anthony Marotta says 28-year-old Lisette Lee and three others were arrested at the airport in Columbus on Monday night. They had arrived on a plane chartered from Van Nuys, Calif. (www.krqe.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It appears that the marijuana was found and the woman arrensted without the need for more regulation or wasting money on TSA types at GA airports. Most importantly, we don't need to give up more freedom in exchange for security that can't be guaranteed.
some people will never understand
Mr. Clarke (clarkewil), You and others like you in this country amaze me with your tunnel vision. It is not General Aviation and for the most part Business Aviation that is a threat to this country. It is the open, porous borders we have with both Canada and Mexico. Believe me the people who want to do this country harm have taken due notice. The next attack which takes a large number of lives , which will come, will not be by the aforementioned aircraft but from another venue. And I assure you the open borders problem will have played a large part of our enemies planning.
jesh, this is like reading the comments from anything linked to the drudge report...
So What!!! Let people fly where they want, how they want and with whom and with whatever they want if the airplane is theirs or a private charter!!! WHO CARES if they transported their illegal contraband via an airplane, Trailways bus, car or bicycle. The issue is the contraband not the mode of travel...you and your other nanny Obama followers need to get over it and leave the country alone or just leave the country!!!
Joel has stated my position far more eloquently than I. My point, similar to Joel's, is that there is a security gap which allows people to by-pass security screening by chartering a private aircraft. That is it. I saw nothing in the article which lead me to believe the charter operator was implicated in this, and I saw nothing to indicate the charter operator cooperated with law enforcement. To the contrary...the plane was allowed to depart Van Nuys, and arrive at its final destination in Ohio. The defendant in this case admitted to three previous trips, so I don't place much weight on the arguments here that charter operators are ever vigillant in what flys on their aircraft. In this case they either turned a blind eye, didn't care, or were in on it. I respect everyone else's opinion on this topic, but I don't think anyone is disputing the fact that passengers, or cargo are allowed to fly uninspected on charter aircraft unless the charter operator, or aircraft owner takes it upon themself to do so. If you are relying on running names against a "No Fly" list as your ONLY means of security, you're doing the very minimum to ensure your safety.