The Public Prosecution Service (OM) says it will continue to tae action against transnational and organized drug crime after it ordered the destruction of two suspected drug-carrying aircraft in the Marowijne, a district located on the north-east coast of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
The aircraft were found last week on an illegal airstrip inland and the OM said the exercise was done in collaboration with the relevant security services.
It said that last Thursday, the Judicial Intervention Team (JIT) received information about two aircraft suspected of being involved in an illegal drug landing and having malfunctioned.
The OM said that at the scene, authorities found two twin-engine aircraft-one white and one blue-and-white-that were no longer capable of flying. Various objects were also found in the area, including a barrel, large jerry cans, a gasoline pump, and other materials believed to have been used in the illegal operation.
It said that on Sunday, both aircraft were destroyed on site, at the request of the Attorney General.
‘This took place under the supervision of an assistant public prosecutor and members of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Recovery of the aircraft proved impossible due to the severity of the damage.’
No one has been detained as a result of the seizure.