Stolen plane in Mexico flies to Venezuela before crashing in Guatemala
The jet took off from the Cuernavaca airport around midday on Tuesday without authorisation or a flight plan
Mexico City, September 23
A business jet that was reported stolen in Mexico crashed in a Guatemalan jungle on Wednesday near a hidden airstrip after making a mysterious trip to Venezuela, leaving two men dead near an onboard stash of drugs and weapons.
In a statement, the Guatemalan military confirmed the crash of the Hawker 800 twin-engine jet in a mountainous area in the Central American country’s Alta Verapaz region but said the men had not yet been identified. Next to their bodies, three kilograms of cocaine were found in three packages along with unspecified guns.
The jet took off from the Cuernavaca airport, located about 45 miles (72 km) south of Mexico City, around midday on Tuesday without authorisation or a flight plan, then landed at Zulia airport in northwestern Venezuela near the border with Colombia several hours later, the Guatemalan military said.
