Illegal airstrip and burnt-out drugs aircraft discovered in Para, Suriname
Police found an abandoned road serving as an airstrip, fuel drums and a burnt-out twin-engine aircraft in the Goliath area. The two engines were buried at the site.
Aircraft engines buried in Goliath area; Public Prosecutor's Office orders airstrip rendered inoperable
A joint police team discovered an illegal airstrip with a burnt-out twin-engine aircraft in the Goliath area, Para district, on Sunday 4 October, according to waterkant.net. The aircraft's two engines had been buried at the site.
The team consisted of members of the Narcotics Brigade, the Intelligence Service and the Arrest Team. They operated on the basis of information from the Intelligence Service and were in the area for reconnaissance and further investigation.
The airstrip proved to be an abandoned section of road. Multiple drums and jerry cans were scattered along its length; some of them allegedly contained aircraft fuel, the rest were empty. Based on the items found and the situation at the site, the authorities are virtually certain it is a drugs aircraft.
Following consultation with the Surinamese Public Prosecutor's Office (OM), the drums allegedly containing fuel were destroyed at the site. The illegal airstrip will be rendered inoperable on the orders of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The discovery comes several days after President Jennifer Simons' Annual Address on 30 September, in which she drew attention to the presence of small aircraft in the hinterland. Simons indicated that more information is needed about what is happening in the interior and that Suriname also requires international support for this. She emphasised that she does not want drugs aircraft in the hinterland.
Source: Google News SR — Crime