Plane Loaded With Drugs ‘Tried to Fly Under the Radar’

Plane Loaded With Drugs ‘Tried to Fly Under the Radar’
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Five men are accused of a daring low-altitude flight to import $15 million (US$10 million) worth of methamphetamine from Papua New Guinea (PNG) after they were intercepted in rural Queensland.

The drugs allegedly arrived on a so-called black flight, where a light aircraft flies under the radar or turns off monitoring systems to avoid detection.