Canadian Aircrew Detained in Dominican Republic After Reporting Large Stash of Drugs Found on Plane

Canadian Aircrew Detained in Dominican Republic After Reporting Large Stash of Drugs Found on Plane
The Punta Cana International airport in Dominican Republic on Nov. 28, 2020. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Chen
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A Canadian charter airline says some of its pilots and crew are among the nine Canadians detained in the Dominican Republic after reporting 200 kilograms of cocaine found stashed away on board to local police.

Among the nine detained are two pilots and two flight attendants working at Pivot Airlines, formerly Air Georgian, a regional airline that operated under the Air Canada Express banner until recently, reported the National Post.